Smalschepen offshore as a storm approaches

Details

Willem van Diest (1610-1673)
Smalschepen offshore as a storm approaches
signed (strengthened) W V DIEST lower right
oil on panel
43.3 x 61.4 cm

Provenance

with Enneking.
with K.J. Müllenmeister, Solingen.

Literature

L.J. Bol, Die Holländische Marinemalerei des 17. Jahrhunderts, 1973, p.163, ill.
K.J. Müllenmeister, Meer und Land im Licht des 17. Jahrhunderts, 1973, I, p.24, ill.

Special notice

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Lot Essay

As pointed out by Müllenmeister, loc. cit., the present lot is characteristic of the artist, its impressive silvery-grey palette recalling the work of Jan Porcellis.
Sold with a certificate by Dr. W. Bernt, dated 3 May 1971.

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