A calm sea at sunset

Details

Hendrik Willem Mesdag (Dutch, 1831-1915)
A calm sea at sunset
signed 'HW Mesdag' (lower right)
oil on panel
35 x 26.5 cm.

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Lot Essay

The present lot is a fine example of Mesdag's work depicting the sea at Scheveningen on a quiet afternoon. This beautifully atmospheric scene, in which the sea and the sky are infused with a yellow glow, is strikingly rendered. The anchored fishing vessel has just returned and the fishermen are busy finishing their work on board before the Bomschuiten are pulled onto the beach. In the distance the rest of the fishing fleet approaches.

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