Broek in Waterland

C. Sijtoff, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, by 1894.{1} C. van Stolk, Rotterdam, by 1928 and in his family until at least 1937.{2} (Kunsthandel Ivo Bouwman, The Hague).{3} (John and Paul Herring & Co., New York, New York), probably by 1973;{4} Walter F. Brown, San Antonio, Texas; {5} Acquired by the Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, Indiana, in 2000. {1} Sijthoff is listed as the owner in the exhibition catalogue "Tentoonstelling van Schilderijen en teekeningen van Jan Toorop," Kunstzaal Stedelijk Museum (Lakenhal), Leiden, 6 February - 1 March 1894, no. 4. (A facsimile of this catalogue appears in J.M. Joosten, "De eerste solo-tentoontelling van Jan Toorop," Antiek, 11 nr. 7 (February 1977): p. 577, with installation photos of this exhibition showing Broek in Waterland, p. 574.) {2} Probably Cornelis Adriaan Pieter van Stolk [1857-1934], scion of a wealthy shipping family and member of the Rotterdam "Kunstkring". In 1928 C. van Stolk is given as the owner in "Eere-tentoonstelling Jan Toorop," Den Haag (Pulchri Studio), The Hague, no. 23; information from RKD (Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie), The Hague, via e-mail in April 2007. In 1936-36 the owner is given as "Verzameling: C. van Stolk" in Schilderijen uit de divisionistische school van Georges Seurat tot Jan Toorop," Museum Boymans, Rotterdam, 1936-37, no. 68 (illustration). {3} Confirmed with Ivo Bouwman via e-mail in April 2007. {4} Robert Siebelhoff's dissertation, "The Early Development of Jan Toorop, 1879-1892," Ph.D., University of Toronto, 1973, identifies the owner as private collection, New York." This is likely a reference to the dealers John and Paul Herring, who often chose to remain anonymous about the paintings that passed through their hands, see "Quiet Partners in Big Art-World Business," New York Times, 14 May 1994. {5} IMA Temporary Receipt no. 9438.