Oil, canvas; 22 x 35 cm
Signed p. d.: M. Carre Ao 1692.
Provenance: Christies, Amsterdam, 9.10.2008 (Sale 2798, lot 7)
On the reverse a paper sticker filled in pen: Michiel Carré / né à Amsterdam / 1666 - 1728
Michiel CARREE (CARRÉ)
1657 The Hague - 1727 Alkmaar
Prominent Dutch landscape painter of the Golden Age. He worked in The Hague (1686-1692), England (1692-95), Berlin (1697-1713), The Hague and Alkmaar. His first studies were with his older brother Hendrik. Later he was a pupil of Nicolaas Berchem and Gabriel van der Leeuw. In England, he was a teacher of Jan de Visscher. With the recognition he gained, he was invited to Berlin by King Frederick of Prussia, who appointed him court painter. After the monarch's death, he returned to the Netherlands and settled in Alkmaar. In addition to his easel paintings, he decorated representative interiors.
Asking price 20000
Estimate 24000 - 25000
