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Lot 1534 Dα

Adam Willaerts - Beach Scene with Fishermen and Dutch Ships

Auction 1118 - overview Cologne
17.11.2018, 11:00 - Old Master Paintings and Drawings / Sculpture
Estimate: 20.000 € - 22.000 €
Result: 47.120 € (incl. premium)
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Adam Willaerts

Beach Scene with Fishermen and Dutch Ships

Oil on panel (parquetted). 32 x 54 cm.
Signed and dated lower centre: A. Willarts 1625 / fecit sutfehaniae (?).

The unusual signature of this work by Adam Willaerts, dated 1625, could be a reference to the Cretan harbour town of Chania. This would correspond to the depiction of a Mediterranean coastline with Dutch ships unloading, and would express the pride of this trading nation in its global economic presence.

We would like to thank Dr Jaap van der Veen for his kind help in cataloguing this piece.

Provenance

Rhenish aristocratic ownership.