Hendrik Vettewinkel artwork • painting • previously for sale Awaiting the fleet, Marken
Hendrik Vettewinkel
Amsterdam 1809-1878
1809-1878
Awaiting the fleet, Marken
oil on canvas 47.9 x 42.3 cm, signed l.l. (stair gate)
This painting was previously for sale.
Provenance: Kunsthandel Pieter A. Scheen, Den Haag.
Literature: P.A. Scheen, 'Lexicon Nederlandse beeldende kunstenaars 1750-1950', Den Haag 1970, suppl. M-Z, afb. 37.
Hendrik Vettewinkel was destined to succeed his father as a house and ship painter, but opted for a life as a painter. He specialized in depicting ships, harbour and seascapes. Vettewinkel was self-taught, and practiced painting figures. He then made various figure and genre pieces before devoting himself to marine painting. Vettewinkel was a member of the 'Felix Meritis' society in Amsterdam.
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