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Landscape painter Roelof van Vries was born in Haarlem and worked in Leiden, Haarlem and Amsterdam. He studied in Haarlem and was registered with the city’s Guild of Saint Luke in 1657. On 11 October 1659, he published the banns of his marriage to Marytje Adriaens, who was from Haarlem; he married her in Amsterdam the same year.
His landscape painting is described as drawing on the style of Jacob van Ruisdael. His manner is distinguished in particular by the careful treatment of walls and foliage, punctuated by small golden dots. The figures in his landscapes were often painted by other artists, including Adriaen van de Velde and Johannes Lingelbach. Two works noted in public collections illustrate the presence of his landscapes in museums: Landscape with a Falconer at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam and Village by a river (Village by a River) at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
This profile brings together identity references for Roelof Jansz van Vries and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.
6 references are documented at Dobiaschofsky, Schuler, Piguet, Lempertz. Each record links to its source; the amounts are not a general valuation of the artist’s work.
Oil on panel
Vue d'une ferme et d'une église
huile sur panneau
Catalogue period : 2023-05-25 — 2023-06-07
Published result : 600 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 1200–1800
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Oil on wood
Landschaft mit Waldweg
Öl auf Holz
Auction date : 2015-11-14
Published result : 6200 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 5000
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Oil on wood
Kirche an einem Kanal
Öl auf Holz
Catalogue period : 2014-12-12
Published result : 3200 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 2500–4000
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Oil on wood
Attribué à Roelof Jansz van Vries — zugeschrieben Landschaft mit See und Ruine
Öl auf Holz
zugeschrieben
Catalogue period : 2024-12-11
Attributed
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 1500–2500
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Oil on wood
Attribué à Roelof Jansz van Vries — zugeschrieben Landschaft mit See und Ruine
Öl auf Holz
zugeschrieben
Catalogue period : 2024-09-18
Attributed
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 3000–5000
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Attribué à ROELOF JANSZ. DE VRIES — "Waldlandschaft".
Öl auf Htf
zugeschrieben
Date to be documented
Attributed
Published result : 1000 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 1200
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Documentation updated : 2026-10-19
