Salomon van Ruysdael (c.1602-1670), follower of, Fishermen by a River, 18th c., oil on canvas, apocryphal signature on verso, 86x120 cm Provenance: J.D. van Hengel, Arnhem, Fischer Sale, Lucerne, 16-17 June 1972, lot no. 559 (as a J.S. van Ruysdael), private collection from Geneva built up between 1980 and 1990 and then passed on by inheritance On verso: label Paul Brandt, Amsterdam Oxidation of the varnish Network of age cracks Some retouching Collection of a Geneva art lover All lots marked in orange in the printed catalogue come from a private collection in Geneva (see pages 178 and 206 of this catalogue). This collection was formed in the 1980s and has been handed down by inheritance ever since. It consists mainly of Old Masters (lots 24,25,2685 to 2696,2708,2716,2731,2733 to 2735) and sacred art sculptures from the 14th to 16th centuries (lots 2437 to 2443).