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"Cattle Along Vordense Beek" | Arnold Marc Gorter

Gorter, Arnold Marc

SKU:
C104007

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ARNOLD MARC GORTER
Dutch, 1866-1933

"Cattle Grazing Along the Vordense Beek with a View of a Windmill"

Signed lower right "A.M. Gorter", in oil on canvas

Item # C104007 

Something of a departure from his more monochromatic and dreary works, this cheery scene depicts a beautiful autumn day under blue skies interlaced with light cloud cover. The trees are changing colors in warm tones of orange, burnt red and yellows while a handful remain unchanged before the clear and still waters of the Vordense beek. This small river was represented in a vast majority of his paintings and was clearly a favorite focal point when framed by the bucolic countryside. The work is signed lower right in his typical script "A.M. Gorter".

Artist results at auction:

  • Sotheby's, 22 April 2009, lot 68, 22.5" x 18.5", achieved 5000 EUR [view of Vordense beek]
  • Sotheby's, Amsterdam, 14 April 2008, lot 161, 18" x 22", achieved 5000 EUR, [Cows grazing near the Vordense beek]
  • Sotheby's, Amsterdam, 04 September 2007, lot 160, 24.5" x 31.3", achieved 6250 EUR, [Figure rowing boat along Vordense beek]
  • Sotheby's, Amsterdam, 04 September 2007, lot 162, 29.5" x 39.4", achieved 5250 EUR, [Autumn landscape along Vordense beek with cattle grazing]
  • Sotheby's, Amsterdam, 17 October 2006, lot 174, 63" x 84", achieved 7250 EUR, [View of cows in a forest landscape]
  • Christies, Amsterdam, Sale 2765, 17 October 2007, lot 140, 22.25" x 18.11", achieved 17,050 EUR, [Birches along the Vordense beek]
  • Christies, Amsterdam, Sale 2785, 15 April 2008, lot 129, 29.75" x 38", achieved 9850 EUR, [Cows grazing in a sunlit pasture near the Vordense Beek]
  • Christies, Amsterdam, Sale 2828, 17 November 2009, lot 7, 18" x 22", achieved 8750 EUR, [The Vordense beek in autumn]
  • Christies, Amsterdam, Sale 3004, 2 June 2012, lot 121, 45.5" x 61.25", achieved 10,000 EUR, [Gezicht op de Vordense Beek, Vorden; near Vorden]
  • Christies, Amsterdam, Sale 2785, 15 April 2008, lot 126, 20" x 15", achieved 6250 EUR, [The Vordense Beek in Autumn]
  • DuMouchelles, 16 February 2014, lot 022004, 26" x 32", achieved ~ $ 7995 USD, [Cattle grazing beside tree-lined Vordense Beek]
  • DuMouchelles, 12 February 2006, lot 022002, 14" x 19", achieved ~ $ 5200 USD, [Cattle grazing at a sun-lit pool]
  • Bonhams, 25 June 2019, lot 350, 37" x 19", achieved $ 5075 USD, [Cows near the Vordense beek]
  • Christies, New York, Sale 2813, 14 - 15 January 2014, lot 24, achieved $ 27,500 USD, [Apple Blossoms]
  • Sotheby's, New York, 03 June 2010, lot 202, 29 1/2" x 39 1/2", achieved $ 7,500 USD, [Cattle in a fall landscape]


Measurements: 29 5/8" H x 39 3/8" W [canvas]; 35" H x 44 3/8" W x 2 1/8" D [frame]

Condition Report:
Unlined. Scattered surface craquelure. Light stretcher bar impressions around the perimeter of canvas. Cleaned in the last two decades with very minor surface varnish discoloration - presents beautifully. Housed in a period frame with extensive shrinkage cracking in gilding and frame; minor losses to the frame.