Biography

Anthonie Verstraelen (name variant Anthoni van Stralen) was a Dutch painter. Gillis van Stralen, Antonie's father, was a textile merchant. The family originated in Weert but moved between 1584-1590 to Gorinchem.

In 1628, Verstraelen lived in Amsterdam, and married Magdalena Bosijn from Amsterdam. He stayed in Amsterdam until his death in 1641. when he was buried in the Westerkerk. In 1644 his two children inherited two hundred guilder each from the sale of their father's paintings.

Like Hendrik Avercamp and his nephew Barend Avercamp, Verstraelen mainly painted winter landscapes and scenes on the ice, but he never reached the level of Avercamp, even though some of his works are attributed to Avercamp.