WILLEM VAN DE VELDE THE ELDER (1610–1693)
The departure of the Dutch fleet from the Vlie Roadstead, 9 June 1645
Medium
A penschilderij (pen painting): pen and ink on oak panel prepared with a gesso ground, in the original early 17th century Dutch ripple profile frame with tropical hardwood verneer
Dimensions
85 x 114.5 cm
33 1/2 x 45 1/8 in
Signed and dated
Signed lower right on a piece of driftwood: 'W V Velde'
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Provenance
Charles Mannheim, Paris;
By descent within the Mannheim collection, until 1913;
Sale ('Property from the heirs of Charles Mannheim'), Paris, Galerie Georges Petit, 14 March 1913, lot 22, to M. Ducrey for 3,000 Francs;
Comte Pierre de Chavagnac (1883 - 1957), 9 Rue Jean Mermoz, Paris;
By whom sold, Paris, Hôtel Drouot, 15 March 1944, lot 14, to Jacques Normand Augustin for 215,000 Francs;
Anonymous sale (‘Collection de Monsieur X’), Paris, Palais Galliera, 30 March 1963, lot 12 (as a ‘Presumed view of Admiral Tromp's Fleet, at Katwyk’), where acquired by
Private collection, France, and by descent within the family, from whom acquired by
Private collection, The Netherlands.
By descent within the Mannheim collection, until 1913;
Sale ('Property from the heirs of Charles Mannheim'), Paris, Galerie Georges Petit, 14 March 1913, lot 22, to M. Ducrey for 3,000 Francs;
Comte Pierre de Chavagnac (1883 - 1957), 9 Rue Jean Mermoz, Paris;
By whom sold, Paris, Hôtel Drouot, 15 March 1944, lot 14, to Jacques Normand Augustin for 215,000 Francs;
Anonymous sale (‘Collection de Monsieur X’), Paris, Palais Galliera, 30 March 1963, lot 12 (as a ‘Presumed view of Admiral Tromp's Fleet, at Katwyk’), where acquired by
Private collection, France, and by descent within the family, from whom acquired by
Private collection, The Netherlands.
Literature
M. Robinson, The paintings of the Willem van de Veldes: a catalogue of the paintings of the Elder and the Younger Willem van de Velde, 2 vols., Greenwich 1990, vol. I, p. 49-50, cat. no. 290;
J. van der Vliet, Willem van de Velde & Son, exh. cat., Bussum 2021, pp. 14-15, cat. no. 7, p. 70, reproduced.
J. van der Vliet, Willem van de Velde & Son, exh. cat., Bussum 2021, pp. 14-15, cat. no. 7, p. 70, reproduced.
Exhibitions / Fairs
Amsterdam, Het Scheepvaartmuseum, Willem van de Velde & Son, 1 October 2021 – 27 March 2022, no. 7.
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