A coastal scene with sailing boats and figures on a beach

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Ludolf Bakhuizen (Emden 1630-1708 Amsterdam)
A coastal scene with sailing boats and figures on a beach
black lead, pen and grey ink, grey wash, pen and grey ink framing lines, fragmentary watermark Strasburg lily
6¾ x 9¼ in. (172 x 237 mm.)

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This drawing is signed (?) 'Back... 1669' (lower centre).

Lot Essay

Peter Schatborn kindly confirmed the attribution to Bakhuizen, in a communication dated 14 March 2004. Mr. Schatborn dates the drawing to around 1679 by comparison with a signed and dated coastal scene in the Noro Foundation (H. Verbeek, Travels through Town and Country, Haarlem, 2000, no. 64) and adds that this type of finished drawing was probably intended for sale.
We are grateful to Peter Schatborn for his help in cataloguing this lot.

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