Lot 68: A river landscape with a city gate, shipping nearby

Wouter Knijff (Wesel am Rhein 1607-1639 Haarlem)
A river landscape with a city gate, shipping nearby
signed with monogram 'WK' (lower right)
oil on panel
35.4 x 50.3 cm.

Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 27 May 1960, lot 132, as Jan van Goyen.

Christie’s charges a premium to the buyer on the Hammer Price of each lot sold at the following rates: 29.75% of the Hammer Price of each lot up to and including €5,000, plus 23.8% of the Hammer Price between €5,001 and €400,000, plus 14.28% of any amount in excess of €400,000. Buyer’s premium is calculated on the basis of each lot individually.
We are grateful to Dr. H.-U. Beck for confirming the attribution on the basis of a photograph (written communication, 31 August 2007).