Jacob Eduard van Heemskerck van Beest artwork • watercolour • drawing • previously for sale Barge in stormy weather
Jacob Eduard van Heemskerck van Beest
Kampen 1828-1894 Den Haag
1828-1894
Barge in stormy weather
watercolour on paper 35.9 x 59.6 cm, signed l.l.
This work on paper was previously for sale.
Provenance: Koninklijke Verzamelingen, Paleis Lange Voorhout, inv.nr. S.217; nalatenschap H.K.H. Prinses Juliana (1909-2004), Koningin der Nederlanden van 1948 tot 1980.
The lieutenant commander Jacob van Heemskerck van Beest chose the painting profession at the age of 25. He painted what was most dear to his heart: seascapes with ships and wrecks. He taught, among others, G.W. Dijsselhof and to his daughter, Jacoba van Heemskerck van Beest.
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