1680 · Private collection

The painting depicts a fishing pink being made ready to be launched from a beach in a breeze, with small dutch vessels inshore. Although the setting is imaginary, we are on the sandy coastline of Holland near Alkmaar, or further south-west between Haarlem and Scheveningen. The prevailing westerly wind is driving the clouds along as we look towards the north-west, with the low afternoon sun to our left casting long shadows from the fisherman in red in the foreground.Show more