Egbert Lievensz. Van Der Poel

DescDE Poel, Egbert Lievensz. van der vor 1621 Delft - 1664 Rotterdam Nächtlicher Fischmarkt an der Küste. Signiert und datiert unten links: E. van der Poel / 1664. Öl auf Holz. 37,5 x 48,5cm. Rahmen. Poel, Egbert Lievensz. van der pre 1621 Delft - 1664 Rotterdam Night Fishmarket on the Coast. Signed and dated lower left: E. van der Poel / 1664. Oil on wood. 37,5 x 48,5cm. Framed.

Egbert Lievensz. van der Poel (Delft 1621-1664 Rotterdam) A kitchen maid at the doorway of a farmhouse with ducks and geese in the foreground oil on panel 18 1/4 x 25in (46.3 x 63.5cm) PROVENANCE: Mrs. Leonard Martin: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California, gifted from the above.

LOT 172 EGBERT LIEVENSZ. VAN DER POEL DELFT 1621 - 1664 ROTTERDAM THE FIRE IN THE NIEUWE KERK, AMSTERDAM, IN 1645 Brush and grey and black wash with touches of pen and brown ink, within brown ink framing lines; extensively inscribed in brown ink, verso 125 by 194 mm; 4 7/8 by 7 5/8 in

Imitator of Egbert van der Poel (Delft 1621–1664 Rotterdam) A peasant interior with a man drinking, oil on panel, 24 x 28.5 cm, framed We are grateful to Dr. Fred Meijer, RKD, The Hague, for his kind assistance in cataloguing this painting. This work by an unknown painter repeats a composition by Van der Poel, two autograph versions of which are known to the RKD. Specialist: Dr. Alexander Strasoldo

Lot Description Egbert van der Poel (Delft 1621-1664 Rotterdam) A view of the city of Delft during the Explosion of 1654 inscribed and dated 'Den·12· October. 1654' (lower right) oil on panel 15¼ x 24½ in. (38.7 x 62.3 cm.) Provenance Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 19 November 1971, lot 55. Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 12 July 1978, lot 234. View Lot Notes › On the morning of Monday 12 October 1654, around ninety thousand pounds of gunpowder in one of Delft's powder magazines exploded, devastating a large part of the city. This momentous event and the ensuing artistic reaction to it was discussed at length in the catalogue of the exhibition Vermeer and the Delft School (New York, Metropolitan Museum; London, National Gallery, March-September 2001). Of the local artists who responded to the calamity, Daniel Vosmaer and Herman Saftleven among them, none capitalised more on the artistic possibilities of the ravaged scene than Egbert van der Poel. He might well have witnessed the explosion in person and was directly affected by the tragedy in the loss of his daughter, who was buried at the Nieuwe Kerk two days after the blast. The exact number of versions of this composition is not known. Maclaren lists fifteen when discussing the version in the National Gallery, London (National Gallery Catalogues, Catalogue of the Dutch Schools, London, 1991, p. 307, under no. 1061). All exhibit slight variations in the staffage and detail but the composition remains essentially the same. The main difference being that some, this painting and versions at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam and Prinsenhof Museum, Delft included, show the explosion occuring, while the National Gallery picture and others focus on the aftermath. The viewpoint is from behind the former powder magazine, now a pool of water in the right foreground, and shows, from left to right, the Nieuwe Kerk, the Town Hall, the Oude Kerk and the Sint Joris chapel, in the background. The known versions, despite all being dated 1654, were presumably executed over a number of years following the event.