View of the Groenburgwal, Amsterdam, with the Zuiderkerk in the Distance
Artist
Hubert Pieter Schoute
(Dutch, 1747-1822)
CultureDutch
DateLate 18th century
MediumOil on panel
DimensionsOverall: 15 1/2 x 21 1/4 in. (39.4 x 54 cm)
InscribedUnsigned
Credit LineGift of David W. Steadman
Object number2003.14
Not on view
DescriptionThis is an oil on panel painting depicting the view of Amsterdam along the Groenburgwal, the canal running from the River Amstel to the Raamgracht, near the old Jewish Quarter east of the city center. Visible in the left background is the spire of the famous Zuiderkerk, or South Church, completed in 1603 by architect Hendrik de Keyser.ProvenanceNewhouse Galleries, New York, N.Y., 1972; David W. Steadman, Sebastopol, Calif., 1972-2003; Gift of David W. Steadman to the Chrysler Museum of Art, 2003. Published ReferencesSotheby's, _Old Master Paintings_, Sale NY7701, October 5, 2001, New York, N.Y., lot 125.
