Antique Master Print-MARINE-FISHERMAN-NET-Zeeman-c.1656

Medium: Etching on hand laid (verge) paper. Watermark: Not visible.

Sheet size: 27.5 x 19.6 cm (10.83 x 7.72 inch). Image size: 20.2 x 13.3 cm. (7.95 x 5.24 inch).

Condition: very good, given age. Fine impression with wide margins; very minor yellowing in the sky area; otherwise clean sheet. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

REINIER NOOMS, MARINE ART, DUTCH GOLDEN AGE, SEASCAPE, FISHING SCENES, 17TH-CENTURY ETCHING | PCO-EXPO-473

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Part of the Quelque ports de fleuve series (second suite of 8 prints); similar impressions found at Petit Palais, Paris (GDUT9948), and Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge (M3544).

State: Second state (per TIB 606.36.S2).

Reference: Hollstein 109; TIB.0606.036.S2.

Biography engraver: Reinier Nooms, known as Zeeman (ca. 1623-1664), was a Dutch marine painter and etcher, celebrated for his detailed and lively portrayals of ships, harbors, and sea battles.