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CORNELIS VREEDENBURGH (DUTCH, 1880-1946)
The Royal Palace and the Nieuwe Kerk on the Dam, Amsterdam
signed and dated ‘C. Vreedenburgh 1927’ (lower left)
oil on canvas

24 x 3534 in. (61 cm x 91 cm.)
Provenance
with Kunsthandel Th. Vlas, Amsterdam.
Anonymous sale; Christie’s, Amsterdam, 28 October 2003, lot 155.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
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Vreedenburgh was mostly an autodidact, although he had been introduced to the trade of painting at an early stage in his life since his father had a decorating studio in Woerden. Vreedenburgh added city views of Amsterdam as a subject matter in 1917, coinciding with his return from abroad and his move to Laren. The present lot is a good example of a city scene, executed ten years later, in 1927. The Royal Palace of the Dam is depicted in all its architectural glory as the centre of the nation's capital, with city life shown around its statuesque flanks. Vreedenburgh's appreciation of a colourful palette is well illustrated in this work with details in the background set out in red and yellow, and with the fresh green of a small park, which is no longer present, to the foreground.

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