Lot Essay
Please compare to a watercolour with a similar composition (see: Johan Poort, Hendrik Willem Mesdag, 1831-1915, Oeuvrecatalogus, Wassenaar, 1989, p. 432, as: Afladen van de visch).
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Unloading the catch, Scheveningen
Details
Hendrik Willem Mesdag (Groningen 1831-1915 The Hague)
Unloading the catch, Scheveningen
signed 'HW Mesdag' (lower right)
oil on canvas
78 x 48 cm.
Unloading the catch, Scheveningen
signed 'HW Mesdag' (lower right)
oil on canvas
78 x 48 cm.
Provenance
with Kunsthandel G. Ridderhof, The Hague.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 9 October 1985, lot 37.
with Auke van der Werff, Amsterdam, 1991, where acquired by the present owner.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 9 October 1985, lot 37.
with Auke van der Werff, Amsterdam, 1991, where acquired by the present owner.
Literature
Johan Poort, Hendrik Willem Mesdag, 1831-1915, Oeuvrecatalogus, Wassenaar, 1989, p. 388, no. 31.20, as: Afladen van de vangst.
Johan Poort, Hendrik Willem Mesdag, 1831-1915, Oeuvrecatalogus in beeld, Wassenaar, 2001, p. 55, no. 879, no. 2031.20, as: Afladen van de vangst.
Johan Poort, Hendrik Willem Mesdag, 1831-1915, Oeuvrecatalogus in beeld, Wassenaar, 2001, p. 55, no. 879, no. 2031.20, as: Afladen van de vangst.