Sunset at Scheveningen: A Fleet of Fishing Vessels at Anchor

1894

Hendrik Willem Mesdag

Associated Names
Hendrik Willem Mesdag

Artist, Dutch, 1831 - 1915

The painting depicts a seascape. The horizon is in the lower third of the composition, where the sky meets the calm sea. In front of it are multiple sailing ships floating on the water in the distance. Above the water, the sun is setting, and dark purple clouds cross the pale-blue sky. The sun casts pale yellow and orange light on the sky and sea, while there are cooler blues and muted grays in the water and shadows of clouds.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Descendants of Richard Waddington [1838-1913]; (sale, Beaussant Lefèvre, Paris, 11 December 2009, no. 195); (Haboldt & Co., Paris); sold 2012 to NGA.

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Exhibition History

1895

  • Probably [exhibition of paintings by H.W. Mesdag], Goupil Gallery, London, 1895, no. 4.

Inscriptions

lower right: HW Mesdag 1894; on stretcher: No. 4: Sunset

Wikidata ID

Q20190444

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