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Jan Porcellis
Vessels in a Moderate Breezecirca 1629

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Oil painting of sailing vessels on a rough, wave-tossed sea under a cloudy sky, with a central boat heeling under full sail
Close-up of a dark wax seal with serrated edges affixed to a worn wooden surface; the seal bears a faint impressed design with arched and interlaced motifs, heavily deteriorated.
Close-up of an oval red wax seal affixed to a dark wood panel, showing an embossed heraldic or decorative design with scrollwork, partially deteriorated with dark discoloration at center.
Close-up of a dark wax seal affixed to a worn wooden surface, with a raised rectangular cartouche bearing an intertwined monogram at center.
Artist or Maker
Jan Porcellis
Southern Netherlands, 1584-1632, active Northern Netherlands
Title
Vessels in a Moderate Breeze
Date Made
circa 1629
Medium
Oil on wood panel
Dimensions
Panel: 16 1/4 × 24 1/4 in. (41.28 × 61.6 cm) Framed: 21 1/4 × 29 1/2 × 2 1/2 in. (53.98 × 74.93 × 6.35 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Edward William Carter
Accession Number
M.2009.106.10
Classification
Paintings
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture
Provenance

[Nystad, The Hague, sold to]; Mrs. N. Crommelin-Waller,(1) Laren and The Hague; [Nystad, The Hague, sold 1977 to]; Mr. and Mrs. Edward William Carter, Los Angeles, given 2009 to; LACMA.

Footnote

(1)Although the initial does not agree, she was probably Petronella Johanna Waller (1892–1978), who married Herman Arnoldus Crommelin (1885–1962) in Amsterdam in 1912. He died in Laren, and she died in The Hague.

Selected Bibliography

  • King, Jennifer, ed. Vera Lutter: Museum in the Camera. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich: DelMonico Books-Prestel, 2020.

  • Walsh, Amy L. The Mr. and Mrs. Edward Carter Collection of Dutch Paintings. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2019. https://archive.org/details/Carter_Collection_Dutch_Paintings (accessed May 23, 2022).