Goyen; Jan van
(1596 Leyden - 1656 The Hague)

Tavern with Figurehead. Oil on wood. Parquetted. 43 x 68cm. Framed.

Certificate:
- Prof. Eigenberger; director of the Academy in Vienna; 30.3.1928.
- Hofstede de Groot; The Hague 1927; no. 4012 (on the back of a photograph).

Provenance:
- Auction Baron E. de Beurnonville (no. 924; fres.1020); 9.5.1881;
- Collection of an industrialist; since 1928.

Literature:
- Hoofstede de Groot; Cornelis: A catalogue raisonn?of the works of the most eminent
dutch painters of the 17th century; London 1927/Neuauflage Cambridge 1976; p. 173; no.
656
- Beck; Hans Ulrich: Jan van Goyen. Ein Oeuvreverzeichnis in zwei B鋘den; Amsterdam 1973;
vol. II; p. 277; no. 610


According to the collection's records; this painting has already been part of our collection in 1928; and Hans Ulrich Beck has included it in the catalogue raisonn?of paintings by Jan van Goyens. His provenance research dates as far back as 1881; when it changed hands at an auction sale of the collection of Baron E. De Beurnonville in Paris. From the art dealer Van Diemen & Co.; Amsterdam/Berlin; through the collection Singer in Vienna; it eventually entering its current collection.Art trade; Van Ham.