Follower of Willem van de Velde II
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Follower of Willem van de Velde II

Ships in a calm sea off the coast with a man o' war firing the morning gun

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Follower of Willem van de Velde II
Ships in a calm sea off the coast with a man o' war firing the morning gun
oil on canvas
44.6 x 69.2 cm.
Provenance
A. Heppner, Amsterdam.
with Jacques Goudstikker, Amsterdam, 1928.
Looted by the Nazi authorities, July 1940.
Recovered by the Allies, 1948.
in the custody of the Dutch Government.
Restituted in February 2006 to the heir of Jacques Goudstikker.
Literature
Old Master Paintings: An illustrated summary catalogue, Rijksdienst Beeldende Kunst (The Netherlandish Office for the Fine Arts), The Hague, 1992, p. 299, no. 2639, illustrated.
Exhibited
Rotterdam, Rotterdamsche Kunstkring, Catalogue de la Collection Goudstikker d'Amsterdam, 22 December 1928-6 January 1929, no. 83, illustrated, as Willem van de Velde.
Amsterdam, Jacques Goudstikker Gallery, Catalogue de la Collection Goudstikker d'Amsterdam, 12 January-28 February 1929, no. 83, illustrated, as Willem van de Velde.
Leidschendam, Binnenlandse Veiligheidsdienst, Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken, on loan.
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