Julius Porcellis
A Sailing Boat, a Rowing Boat and other Ships on Rough Seas by a Pier
Oil on panel. 47 x 62.5 cm.
Monogrammed: IP (on the boat on the right).
Provenance
Walker Gallery, Liverpool (according to a label on the reverse). - K. J. Müllenmeister, Solingen (according to a label on the reverse). - Hanseatic art collection.
Julius Porcellis impressively depicts ships struggling forward in stormy seas, highlighted by his masterful light effects. A comparable depiction with the ships shown slightly closer up and the pier in the right background is housed in the Museum De Lakenhal, Leiden (inv./cat.no. 2068).
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