Simon Jacobsz. de Vlieger Rotterdam circa 1600/1 - 1653 Weesp

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Description

Simon Jacobsz. de Vlieger
an estuary scene with a rocky coastline on the left and fishermen on the shore, men-'o-war in the background
bears traces of a signature on a rock lower right
oil on panel

Provenance

With Kunsthandel P. de Boer, Amsterdam, 1984;
Anonymous sale, London, Christie's, 13 December 2000, lot 36.

Catalogue Note

This picture can be dated early in the artist's career, to the 1620s or 1630s. De Vlieger's early work show the strong stylistic influence and monochrome palette of Jan Porcellis the Elder (c.1584-1632), which later transforms into a more transparent and silvery tonality.