Dutch Vessels off a Coastline on a Breezy Day

1680 · Private collection

landscape

Although the work is undated, the vessels depicted and the style, which retains the influence of Willem van de Velde the Younger, points to a dating c. 1680.

Dutch Vessels off a Coastline on a Breezy Day

About the Artist

Ludolf Backhuysen

1630 – 1708

Dutch marine painter, active mainly in Amsterdam. After the van de Veldes moved to England in 1672, Backhuysen became the most popular marine painter in Holland. He captures the drama and movement of ships, but seldom achieves the poetic effects of either van de Velde the Younger or Jan van de Capelle.

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