Lawrence Steigrad Fine Arts

08/19/2026

Happy August 19th! 🎂
On this exact day in 1638, six-and-a-half-year-old Jacobus sat for his portrait. We know because the artist carefully inscribed the date and his age in the upper corner: 19 August 1638, aged 6½ years.

Could it have marked a birthday? The beginning of his formal education? Perhaps this was the 17th-century equivalent of a first-day-of-school photo.
Dressed as a miniature gentleman, Jacobus looks remarkably composed though his slightly wilted lace cuffs may reveal the restless six-year-old underneath.
We know almost nothing else about him. Yet nearly four centuries later, this one August day survives.

Today we reach for our phones to preserve these moments. In 1638, Jacobus’s family commissioned an artist.

Happy August 19th, Jacobus. ❤️

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DUTCH SCHOOL, 1638
Portrait of Jacobus at 6 ½ Years Old
inscribed and dated in the upper left Anno 1638 8/19 Aetatis Sua 6 ½ Jaar
oil on panel
49.2 x 29.1 in (125 x 74 cm.)

07/29/2026

❄️☀️A Cool Escape on a Hot Summer Day

When the temperature climbs, there’s no better escape than a seventeenth-century Dutch winter.

These two remarkable paintings capture the season in completely different ways. Jan van de Cappelle invites us into a quiet, frozen landscape where dramatic skies and soft winter light take centre stage. Hendrick de Meijer, meanwhile, transports us to a bustling day on the ice, complete with elegant sleighs, skaters—and one very unfortunate golfer who finds himself in the path of an oncoming sleigh.

Together, these paintings remind us that winter wasn’t just something to endure—it was a season of beauty, community, and everyday life.
So while it’s hot outside, take a moment to cool off with these extraordinary 17th century paintings.

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Image 1
Jan van de Capelle, A Winter Landscape with Figures
19.7 x 16.9 inches, (50 x 42.9 cm.)

Image 2
Hendrick de Meijer, A Winter Landscape with Numerous Horse–Drawn Sleighs on the Ice
19 x 25 ¼ inches,(49.3 x 65 cm.)

06/24/2026

❤️ Love. 💔 Loss. 🌱 Legacy.
These three seventeenth-century Dutch family portraits reveal far more than wealth or status. Together, they tell a timeless story of what it means to be a family.

From tender gestures between parents and children, to the poignant inclusion of a child lost too soon, to hopes for future generations symbolized through carefully chosen details, each painting captures the emotions that connect us across centuries.

More than portraits, they are visual biographies—preserving affection, grief, resilience, and aspiration. Long after the names of many sitters have been forgotten, their stories remain deeply familiar.

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Image 1
Anonymous Master thought to be from Delft,Portrait of a Family Seated at a Table , 1608
 
Image 2
Jan Siewertz Kolm, A Portrait Group of the Painter Jan Siewertz Kolm, his Wife Fijtge Lindemans, their Children Anna Jansdr., Siewert Jansz., and Hans Jansz.  with a Maidservant, 1624

Image 3
Herman Meindertsz. Doncker, An Enkhuizen Family Group with Two Goats in a Wooded Landscape, c.1650

02/12/2026

02/11/2026

We are excited to welcome you to The Palm Beach Show. We will be exhibiting among other paintings this charming Cornelis van Spaendonck

The Palm Beach Show
***STAND 600 ***
February 12 - 17
Palm Beach County Convention Center

CORNELIS VAN SPAENDONCK
(Tilburg 1756 – Paris 1839)
 
Still Life of Peaches and Grapes on a Marble Table with a Butterfly
and other Insects

signed Corneille van Spaendonck in the lower right
oil on paper laid down on panel
8 ½ x 12 ¼ inches   (21.8 x 30.7 cm.)

01/21/2026

We look forward to welcoming you to The Winter Show:

THE WINTER SHOW
***STAND 5B***
Friday, January 23 – Sunday, February 1
Park Avenue Armory
New York City

We hope to see you there!!

NICOLAES LACHTROPIUS
(Dutch, active 1656 – 1700)
 
A Forest Floor with Flowers, Butterflies and Reptiles
signed and dated in ochre calligraphy N Lachtropius 1677 in the upper center
oil on canvas
34 ¼ x 28 ½ inches          (87 x 72.4cm)

11/02/2025

Don’t forget to come visit us at PAN Amsterdam,
Now until 9 November, RAI Amsterdam

We look forward to welcoming you on our STAND: 42

10/23/2025

Hope you can join us at PAN AMSTERDAM. November 1-9 at the Amsterdam RAI. We look forward to welcoming you to Stand 42!

07/23/2025

❄️ In the winter of 1869, Paris was a city on the edge. It was elegant and bustling, but also full of quiet tension. Joseph Caraud used this time to inspire a quiet rebellion in the salon pictures the bourgeoisie so desperately adored. He let elements of the undesirables creep into his idyllic scenes. His art reminds us that change doesn’t always come with a bang, sometimes it comes with a whisper.

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JOSEPH CARAUD
(Cluny 1821 - Lyon 1905)
 
The Alms Giver (L’ Aumône)
Signed and dated J. Caraud 1869 in the lower left
oil on canvas
24 x 19 inches     (61.5 x 49 cm.)

07/02/2025

📜 Restitution efforts are more than just legal battles -they’re acts of remembrance. Every item returned is a recognition of the injustice done to a family. The return of paintings like The Grand Canal with a View of Santa Maria Della Salute and the Dogana to family of Baron von Goldschmidt-Rothschild, chosen for its elegance, atmosphere, and connection to a grand artistic tradition,reminds us of what was lost, but also of what can still be remembered, honored, and protected.

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FOLLOWER OF FRANCESCO GUARDI
 
The Grand Canal with a View of Santa Maria Della Salute and the Dogana
oil on canvas
22 ¼ x 29 ¼ inches           (56.5 x 74.3 cm.)