Kruseman, Frederik Marinus 1816 Haarlem - 1882 Brussels Winter Landscape with Ice Skaters. Signed and dated lower left: F.M. (lig.) Kruseman fe. 1857. Oil on canvas. 50,5 x 70cm. Framed. Verso: On the canvas is a former handwritten label from the artist with the inscription: "Je soussigné declare avoir peint le tableau ci contre, représentant und (paysage) effet de neige. - Bruxelles. 1857. FM (lig.) Kruseman." This painting dates back to the year after Kruseman moved from Harlem to Brussels in 1856. During this period he often repeated previous themes and motifs. "This did not lead to weaker art works, many of these paintings belong to the best Kruseman ever created." Literature: Heteren, Marjan van; Meere, Jan de: Fredrik Marinus Kruseman. 1816 - 1882. Painter of Pleasing Landscapes. Schiedam 1998. P. 88.