Hollandse School (XIX) - Zeezicht met zeilboot

Very beautiful 19th-century oil painting on thick paper. (thin cardboard) It shows a traditional sailing boat with a large, triangular sail (a Latin sail). It points to a ship from the Mediterranean Sea, the Red Sea or the Persian Gulf.

It is a 'plein air' little work. Sketches in the open air. There is a lot of attention to the light on the water and the texture of the sky. The brushstrokes are loose and expressive, which nicely accentuate the movement of the water. The way the white crests on the waves are laid on with thicker paint (impasto) and the subtle color transitions in the sky, indicate someone who mastered the technique of light and water.

The paper is damaged at the edges, but that is not very disturbing. In any case it should be framed with a backboard. The cracks have been repaired with acid-free paper on the back. There is some foxing of the paper present.

The piece will be very well packed between thick cardboard boards, with tissue paper and bubblefoam.