Whaling ships in rough waters with whale hunters bringing in their catch; en grisaille

Details

Adriaen Cornelisz. van Salm (Delftshaven 1686-1720)
Whaling ships in rough waters with whale hunters bringing in their catch; en grisaille
signed 'A.V. SALM' (lower right)
pen and ink and oil on panel
22.7 x 22.8 cm.

Provenance

Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 17 November 1982, lot 97.

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Lot Essay

Another horizontal signed version was with Mak van Waay, Dordrecht, 26 October 1915, lot 17. In the exhibition catalogue Lof der Zeevaart, Friso Lammertse points out that Van Salm only signed his later paintings with the signature 'A.V.Salm'.

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