Courtyard with an Arbour [SEP] collection
Courtyard with an Arbour
Courtyard with an Arbour (1658–1660) is an oil on canvas painting by the Dutch painter Pieter de Hooch; it is an example of Dutch Golden Age painting and is now in a private collection. It was sold in 1992 for almost seven million dollars.
History.
This painting by Hooch was first documented by John Smith in 1833, who wrote; "47. A View in the Back Court of a House, looking towards a building, which has a lofty arched passage through it
preceding picture, somewhat clearer in tone, and with some trifling variations in the details, was imported from Holland by Mr. Chaplin, in 1839. Formerly in the collection of Mr. Koopman, at Utrecht.
The painting was catalogued over a half-century later by Hofstede de Groot in 1908, who identified "Mr. Walscott, at Antwerp" and wrote; "299. COURTYARD WITH AN ARBOUR. Sm. 47, Suppl. 15 ; de G. 53. The spectator looks upon a house, built of red and