Andreas Schelfhout (1787-1870) , Fishermen on a beach, Scheveningen | Christie's

Sale 2381

Pictures, Watercolours and Drawings

Amsterdam

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2 September 1998

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Lot 228

Andreas Schelfhout (1787-1870)

Fishermen on a beach, Scheveningen

Price realised

NLG 1,960

Estimate

NLG 1,200 - NLG 1,600

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Andreas Schelfhout (1787-1870)
Fishermen on a beach, Scheveningen
signed with initials lower left ASc
pencil, pen and brown ink and grey wash on paper
14.5 x 24 cm
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Lot Essay

Possibly a preliminary sketch for the painting of almost the identical subject in the Haags Gemeentemuseum (on loan Rijksdienst Beeldende Kunst).
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