Jan Josefsz Van Goyen Art

Dutch, 1596-1656

Jan Josefsz Van Goyen (1596–1656) was a Dutch landscape painter. The scope of his work was very broad including; marine paintings, river landscapes, beach scenes, winter landscapes, cityscapes, architectural views and landscapes with peasants. He wass an extremely prolific artist who left at least twelve hundred paintings. Jan van Goyen was the son of a shoemaker and started as an apprentice in Leiden, the town of his birth. Like many Dutch painters of his time, he studied art in the town of Haarlem with Esaias van de Velde. At age 35, he established a permanent studio at The Hague He always sought more income, as an art dealer and auctioneer but also by speculating in tulips (he was the last known victim of the tulip mania of the 1630s) and real estate. Although the latter was usually a safe avenue of investing money, in van Goyen's experience it led to enormous debts. Paulus Potter rented one of his houses. Though he seems to have kept a workshop, his only registered pupils were Nicolaes van Berchem, Jan Steen, and Adriaen van der Kabel. The list of painters he influenced is much longer. In 1652 and 1654, he was forced to sell his collection of paintings he subsequently moved to a smaller house. He died in 1656 in The Hague, unbelievably 18,000 guilders in debt, forcing his widow to sell their remaining furniture and paintings. Jan van Goyen would be classified primarily as a landscape artist with an eye for the genre subjects of everyday life. He painted many of the canals in and around The Hague as well as the villages surrounding the countryside of Delft, Rotterdam, Leiden, and Gouda. Jan van Goyen would begin a painting using a support primarily of thin oak wood. To this panel, he would scrub on several layers of a thin animal hide glue. With a blade, he would then scrape over the entire surface a thin layer of tinted white lead to act as a ground and to fill the low areas of the panel. The ground was tinted light brown, sometimes reddish, or ochre in colour. Next, he would rapidly sketch out the scene to be painted with pen and ink without the small details of his subject. This walnut ink drawing can be clearly seen in some of the thinly painted areas of his work. The scene would have been drawn from life outdoors and then kept in the studio as reference material. On his palette he would grind out a colour collection of neutral grays, umbers, ochre and earthen greens that looked like they were pulled from the very soil he painted. A varnish oil medium was used as vehicle to grind his powdered pigments into paint and then used to help apply thin layers of paint which he could easily blend. According to the art historian H. U. Beck, "In his freely composed seascapes of the 1650s he reached the apex of his creative work, producing paintings of striking perfection."

Artist: Jan Josefsz Van Goyen

Jan Josefsz Van GoyenLandscape with Trees and a Fisherman walking, a drawing by Jan Van Goyen, ca. 1650

$17,688

Landscape with Trees and a Fisherman walking, a drawing by Jan Van Goyen

By Jan Josefsz Van Goyen

Located in PARIS, FR

No Dutch draughtsman ever captured the atmosphere of the rural countryside of Holland with the same atmospheric and engaging simplicity that Van Goyen achieved in drawings such as this. Indeed, his landscapes were seminal in the development of the genre. The present sketch conveys a striking sense of movement within the natural landscape, conveyed by the deftly applied strokes of chalk, from which the artist’s hand can be sensed. The composition is characteristic of his work, with the low horizon affording significance to the broad sky and the soaring birds within. This feeling of windswept motion powerfully evokes the expansive Dutch farmland with which he was evidently preoccupied. 1. Jan van Goyen...

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1650s Old Masters Jan Josefsz Van Goyen Art

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Chalk, Ink, Laid Paper

18th C Italian Classical Grand Tour Ancient City Old Ruins & Figures, late 18th century

$809

H 6.75 in W 9.75 in

18th C Italian Classical Grand Tour Ancient City Old Ruins & Figures

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: The Italian City Artist/ School: English/ Italian School, late 18th century; a Grand Tour work. Medium: pencil drawing. Size: 6.75 x 9.75 inches Provenance: from a priva...

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Late 18th Century Old Masters Jan Josefsz Van Goyen Art

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Pencil

Oskar BergmanView Over Baggensfjärden, Stockholm, 1922, 1922

$7,075

H 7.09 in W 10.44 in

View Over Baggensfjärden, Stockholm, 1922

Located in Stockholm, SE

OSKAR BERGMAN (1879–1963) Sweden BAGGENSFJÄRDEN, STOCKHOLM, 1922 signed and dated lower right pencil on paper unframed 18 × 26.5 cm (7.1 × 10.4 in) framed 23.5 × 32 cm (9.3 × 12.6 ...

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1920s Realist Jan Josefsz Van Goyen Art

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Laid Paper, Pencil

Francis Meynell India 1840 Watercolor Landscape Calcutta Listed Artist Signed Ship Sea Harbour, 1841

$7,828

H 18.2 in W 27 in D 1 in

India 1840 Watercolor Landscape Calcutta Listed Artist Signed Ship Sea Harbour

Located in Norfolk, GB

A historically important watercolour painting, Calcutta 1841 Francis Meynell (1821-1870) Calcutta from Garden Reach; HMShip Calliope Saluting Watercolour on paper Date: 1841 Signe...

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19th Century Old Masters Jan Josefsz Van Goyen Art

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Paper, Watercolor

Gaston PrunierBig sky, clouds over the Seine River French Impressionist landscape painting, circa 1900

$2,250

H 24.41 in W 30.71 in D 0.79 in

Big sky, clouds over the Seine River French Impressionist landscape painting

By Gaston Prunier

Located in Norwich, GB

A stunning sky and cloud study by Gaston Prunier. Originally from Le Havre, the sea port where the Seine empties into the English Channel, Prunier was c...

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1890s French School Jan Josefsz Van Goyen Art

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Watercolor, Gouache, Laid Paper

Henri Clamen1930s French Impressionist Watercolour of Le Canal at Peronne Cléry

$283Sale Price|45% Off

H 3.55 in W 6.3 in

1930s French Impressionist Watercolour of Le Canal at Peronne Cléry

Located in Cotignac, FR

French Impressionist watercolour on paper view of a canal scene by Henri Clamen. There is a location annotation to the back of the paper. The painting is not signed but was acquired ...

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Early 20th Century Romantic Jan Josefsz Van Goyen Art

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Yohanan SimonAbstract Landscape, Surrealist Gouache Painting by Yohanan Simon 1962, 1962

$7,500

H 24.5 in W 28.5 in D 1 in

Abstract Landscape, Surrealist Gouache Painting by Yohanan Simon 1962

By Yohanan Simon

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Yohanan Simon (1905-1976) Title: Landscape Medium: Gouache on paper laid to card Date: 1962 Signature: Signed and dated in Hebrew Paper Size: 16.75 x 21 inches Frame Size: 24...

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1960s Modern Jan Josefsz Van Goyen Art

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Gouache, Laid Paper

Henri Clamen1930s French Impressionist Watercolour of A Village, River & Mountain Landscape

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H 5.91 in W 9.06 in

1930s French Impressionist Watercolour of A Village, River & Mountain Landscape

Located in Cotignac, FR

French Impressionist watercolour on paper view of a colourful village, spanning a river and mountain landscape by Henri Clamen. The painting is unsigned but was acquired from the art...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Jan Josefsz Van Goyen Art

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Lois DoddLois Dodd, Landscape painting by renowned female artist (signed and inscribed), 1990

$18,000

H 15.75 in W 18.75 in D 0.5 in

Lois Dodd, Landscape painting by renowned female artist (signed and inscribed)

Located in New York, NY

Lois Dodd Untitled Landscape, 1990 Colored chalk on grey wove paper Signed, dated and inscribed "For Beverly & Howard", lower right. Original artist's frame included This unique work...

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1990s Contemporary Jan Josefsz Van Goyen Art

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Chalk, Pastel, Mixed Media, Graphite

Hubert RobertLandscape with Antique Ruins, Red Chalk on Laid Paper, 18th Century, c. 1800

$2,358

H 12.21 in W 8.08 in

Landscape with Antique Ruins, Red Chalk on Laid Paper, 18th Century

By Hubert Robert

Located in Paris, Île-de-France

French School, 18th century Circle of Hubert Robert (1733–1808) Landscape with Antique Ruins Red chalk on paper, 31 x 20.5 cm Unsigned Collector’s stamp lower left, very faint: “L...

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Late 18th Century Old Masters Jan Josefsz Van Goyen Art

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Laid Paper, Washi Paper, Chalk

Shizico YiOriginal-Big Ben, Trafalgar Square-with free written poem-British Awarded Artist, 2025

$472

H 8.27 in W 11.7 in D 0.08 in

Original-Big Ben, Trafalgar Square-with free written poem-British Awarded Artist

Located in London, GB

From London with Love is a drawing series by Shizico Yi, composed of en plein air studies capturing quiet and private moment between the artist and the city in corners of London. Shi...

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2010s Contemporary Jan Josefsz Van Goyen Art

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Ink, Oil, Acrylic, Archival Paper

Jacques DUMONT called LE ROMAINPreparations for the fireworks display held in Piazza Navona in 1729, 1732

$235,841

H 15.36 in W 33.86 in

Preparations for the fireworks display held in Piazza Navona in 1729

Located in Paris, Île-de-France

VERY IMPORTANT DRAWING BY JACQUES DUMONT called « LE ROMAIN" (Paris 1701-1781) Preparations for the fireworks display held in Piazza Navona in Rome on November 30, 1729, for the bi...

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1730s French School Jan Josefsz Van Goyen Art

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Chalk, Ink, Pen

Antonio M. SilvaIsland Of Majorca Cathedral of Santa Maria of Palma by Antonio M. Silva, 1995

$775

H 13.5 in W 20 in D 0.75 in

Island Of Majorca Cathedral of Santa Maria of Palma by Antonio M. Silva

Located in Soquel, CA

Island Of Majorca Cathedral of Santa Maria of Palma by Antonio M. Silva Watercolor of the Basilica de Palma on Majorca by Antonio M. Silva (Portugal, 20th C.) Wide view of the villag...

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1990s Impressionist Jan Josefsz Van Goyen Art

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Watercolor, Laid Paper

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Jan Josefsz Van Goyen17th century Dutch Old master oil - A countryside road in a dune landscape 1633, 1633

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H 11.42 in W 18.9 in

17th century Dutch Old master oil - A countryside road in a dune landscape 1633

By Jan Josefsz Van Goyen

Located in Aartselaar, BE

17th century Dutch old master painting - A countryside road in a dune landscape Jan van Goyen (1596-1656) was a renowned Dutch landscape painter of ...

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17th Century Old Masters Jan Josefsz Van Goyen Art

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Oil, Board

Jan Josefsz Van GoyenRiver Landscape with a Windmill and Chapel, c. 1644

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H 22.5 in W 31.75 in

River Landscape with a Windmill and Chapel

By Jan Josefsz Van Goyen

Located in Palm Desert, CA

"River Landscape with a Windmill and Chapel" is a painting by Dutch Old Master Painter, Jan van Goyen. There are traces of a signature on the bow of the boat...

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1640s Old Masters Jan Josefsz Van Goyen Art

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Oil, Panel

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