Hendrick Staets
Dutch warships in a rough sea
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December 16, 02:41 PM GMT
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Hendrick Staets
Haarlem before 1626 - after 1659 Leiden
Dutch warships in a rough sea
signed lower right: HST.
oil on panel
unframed: 34.7 x 49.1 cm.; 13⅝ x 19⅜ in.;
framed: 44.9 x 59.3 cm.; 17⅝ x 23⅜ in.
Private collection, UK.
Hendrick Staets was active in Haarlem and Leiden in the mid-seventeenth century and specialised in painting stormy seas. His works are often signed and easily recognised by the feathery brushstrokes he uses to depict the foaming sea.