Jan van Goyen. Fishing Boats off an Estuary. 1633. Netherlands. Oil on panel With its low horizon line, monochrome palette, and direct paint handling, this intimate panel is characteristic of the river landscapes of Jan van Goyen’s early maturity. He used the white ground to impart a luminous tonality to his rapidly brushed paintings. In a society that provided a broad market for art, Van Goyen was an active dealer, auctioneer, and appraiser, as well as a prolific maker of art.

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Photo credit: © WBC ART / Alamy / Afripics
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