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The seventeenth-century Dutch landscape painter Aernout van der Neer—also known as Aert or Artus—is associated with winter landscapes and nocturnal scenes. From the mid-1640s, he developed a focused repertoire comprising snowstorms, sunrises and sunsets, as well as nocturnal landscapes; his winter scenes are noted as being influenced by Hendrick Avercamp. Colour and light enabled him to evoke different atmospheres and weather conditions. Born in Gorinchem in 1603 or 1604 and deceased in Amsterdam on 9 November 1677, he spent his childhood in Arkel, near Gorinchem, where he worked as steward to the lord of Arkel. He settled in Amsterdam around 1632.
His first known painting, dated 1632, is a genre painting in the style of Peter Quast, now held at the National Gallery in Prague. The first known landscape dates from 1633 and also bears Jochem Camphuysen’s signature. According to the source, his first independent work shows the influence of Rafael Camphuysen and Jan van Goyen. Several works in public collections provide points of reference for this body of work. Evening River Scene, dated around 1640, belongs to the Wallace Collection in London; Moonlit Landscape with Bridge, painted between 1648 and 1650, is held at the National Gallery of Art in Washington. Games on the Frozen River, around 1660, is at the Metropolitan Museum in New York, while Moonlight Fishing, dated 1665–1670, is held at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna. As painting alone did not provide sufficient income, van der Neer opened the De Graeff van Hollant tavern on Kalverstraat in 1659; it closed in 1662 following bankruptcy. His son Eglon van der Neer also worked as a painter.
This profile brings together identity references for Aert van der Neer and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.
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Oil on panel
Paysage animé
huile sur panneau
Catalogue period : 2025-09-22
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 5000–7000
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Oil on panel
Paysage animé
huile sur panneau
Catalogue period : 2025-05-14
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 10000–15000
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Oil on canvas
Weite Flusslandschaft bei Mondschein
Öl auf Leinwand
Auction date : 2023-11-18
Published result : 37800 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 30000
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Oil on wood
Nachfolger Flusslandschaft bei Vollmond
Öl auf Holz
Catalogue period : 2019-12-13
Published result : 3000 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 2000–3000
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Oil on canvas
Dorfstrasse bei Mondschein
Öl auf Leinwand
Auction date : 2018-11-17
Published result : 68200 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 60000
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Oil on canvas
Nächtliche Feuersbrunst am Kanal
Öl auf Leinwand
Catalogue period : 2018-06-22
Published result : 8500 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 8000–12000
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Oil on panel
River landscape with figures. 1640.
oil on panel
Date to be documented
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
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Oil on canvas
in der Art Winterszene auf zugefrorenem See
Öl auf Leinwand
Attribution ou qualification signalée dans le catalogue
Catalogue period : 2014-09-19
Attribution recorded in catalogue
Published result : 600 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 700–900
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