Jacob Eduard van Heemskerck van Beest (1828-1894)

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Jacob Eduard van Heemskerck van Beest (1828-1894)

Sunda Straits, off Java

signed E. van Heemskerck van Beest, and signed again, indistinctly dated and dedicated on a label on the reverse 1867 (?), oil on panel
51.5 x 92.5 cm

Lot Essay

The Sunda strait is situated between Java and Sumatra along which a.o. the Krakatau volcano is located

Compare with almost the identical picture which is in: L. Haks and G. Maris, Lexicon of foreign artists who visualised Indonesia, Utrecht, 1995, p. 454, no.c.145

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