Simon Jacobsz. de Vlieger (circa 1600-1653)

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Simon Jacobsz. de Vlieger (circa 1600-1653)

A wijdschip weighing anchor, fishermen drawing in their nets in the foreground, a three-master and other shipping beyond, in a stiff breeze

oil on panel
40.3 x 53.2 cm

Provenance

Anon. Sale, Christie's London, 29 May 1981, lot 38, with ill.

Exhibited

Berlin, Gemäldegalerie, Holländische Malerei aus Berliner Privatbesitz, 1984, no. 80, with colour ill.

Lot Essay

Dr Jan Kelch has confirmed the attribution in a letter of 28 September 1993

Sold with a photostat of a certificate by Dr Walter Bernt, dated 12 March 1972

See colour illustration

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