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Winter landscape on a wide frozen river in the late afternoon: PD.1-2025

Object information

Current Location: Gallery 15: Dutch Gallery

Titles

Winter landscape on a wide frozen river in the late afternoon

Maker(s)

Neer, Aert van der

Entities

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Notes

History note: Carl Ludwig Siegfried Buchenau (1870–1932), Niendorf, Schleswig-Holstein; Margarete Zantop, née Buchenau (1913–?), Barcelona likely acquired by descent from the Carl Ludwig Siegfried Buchenau, her father, in 1932 and until at least August 1939; with Victor Mandl, Paris; Probably with Curt Benedict, Paris; Edward Speelman (1910–1994), London, by whom purchased from Curt Benedict, 17 July 1950; probably with Martin Asscher, by whom purchased from Edward Speelman, 20 July 1950; with Betty Mont, New York, 1951; Anonymous sale (‘The Property of a Gentleman’), London, Christie’s, 22 April 1988, lot 92; Sir Ralph and Lady Kohn

Legal notes

Accepted by HM Government in Lieu of Inheritance Tax from the Estate of Sir Ralph and Lady Kohn and allocated to the Fitzwilliam Museum, 2025’

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Allocated (2025) by HM Government

Dating

17th Century
C. 1655 - 1660

Components of the work

Frame Depth 89 mm Height 579 mm Width 690 mm
Sight Height 390 mm Width 500 mm

Techniques used in production

Painting : Oil on canvas

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.1-2025
Primary reference Number: 318018
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Audit data

Created: Friday 28 March 2025 Updated: Friday 16 January 2026 Last processed: Friday 16 January 2026

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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