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| Image | Sale date | Auction house | Location | Sale name | Lot No. | Estimate | Price Sold | Condition | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 25, 2023 | Dorotheum | Vienna | Old Masters | 35 | $****** - ****** | Ship in a storm near a rocky coast |
paintings
13.5 x 13.5 cm (5.31 x 5.31 in)
oil on panel, tondo, framed
Dutch School, 17th Century
Ship in a storm near a rocky coast,
oil on panel, tondo, diameter 13.5 cm, framed
This fine, meticulously rendered tondo depicts a Dutch man-o"-war caught up in a turbulent and unpredictable sea, as it drifts precariously close towards the rocky shore. The water has turned rough and the ship is being continuously pounded by high waves. Though the blue sky has reemerged, it is only a matter of time before the storm clouds roll in once more. The present painting offers a glimpse at the terrors of the open sea, where even warships can be endangered.
Unlike the larger paintings often associated with Dutch maritime painting, the present tondo would have in fact served as a cabinet picture, a type of painting that often wealthy collectors would have kept in small and intimate private rooms. An old inscription on the reverse alludes to Simon de Vlieger (circa 1600/01-1653), one of the leading artists of Dutch marine art, being the author of the present piece. A date and location - ‘1640 Amsterdamm"- certainly synchronises with the artist"s biography, where he had been resident since 19 July 1938.
