Hermanus Koekkoek Jr. - View of a Dutch TownHermanus Koekkoek Jr. (18361909) The Netherlands View of a Dutch Town signed lower left JvanCouveroil on canvasunframed 28 37 cm (11 14. 6 in)framed 43 53 cm (16. 9 20. 9 in) Provenance: Art dealer Rudolph Ackermann, London, old label on the reversePrivate collection, Sweden Essay: This atmospheric harbour scene by Hermanus Koekkoek Jr., working under the pseudonym Jan van Couver, exemplifies the artists mature approach to maritime and town views

Provenance:Sold through Charles Nicholls and Son

There is an absolute certainty in the composition

At the Academy’s antique school he studied alongside noted peers such as Bruno Liljefors

Norrköping's Art Museum

The overall impression is one of elegant calm and luminous atmosphere

These informal

French oriented sensibility and a clear awareness of colour structure and rhythmic design

and at the time Anders Zorn was among its instructors

structure and mood

The handling of gouache is light yet controlled

Månsken vid stranden (Moonlight by the Shore)

Skånberg’s plein-air technique is evident in the way he renders natural light with authenticity and immediacy