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Lot 210

JAN KAREL DONATUS VAN BEECQ (1638-1722)

Dutch Men o’ War at anchor off a jetty in a calm sea,
signed and dated 1678,
oil on canvas,
58.5cm x 91.5cm

Provenance: Bt. Christie's New York on 5th June 1980, lot 11, for $8,250.

According to Anthony du Boulay's notes a letter from Ian Kennedy, previously Curator of Paintings at Kansas City, underlines the quality of the work and describes the artist as a follower of Van de Velde Junior.

Condition Report: click here
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
Hammer price: £3,600
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.

Canvas has been relined, uv examination shows retouching throughout, mainly to microfactures on the paint surface or along the lines of the stretcher, but there is a larger area of overpainting visible to the sky

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