Muiden Harbour, Zuider Zee, Holland
Hendrik Pieter Koekkoek (b. Hilversum 1843)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1870 (inscribed on reverse)
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
355 x 565 mm
Place of origin
Holland
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 290200
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Muiden Harbour, Zuider Zee, Holland, 1870 by Hendrik Pieter Koekkoek (Hilversum 1843- Great Britain c.1890), 1870. The colours are mainly pinks and blues. To the right foreground are several figures in a rowing boat, behind them a quay with figures and a red roofed building. In the centre of the picture is a boat with mauve and white sails. The back of the canvas has an inscription giving the name of the harbour and dated 1870, with a Harpur Crewe monogram stuck on. Much damaged.
Provenance
Calke Abbey was given to the National Trust by Henry Harpur Crewe (1921-1991) and the contents, including this painting, were acquired with the aid of a grant from the National Heritage Fund, thanks to a special allocation of money from the Government, in 1984
Credit line
Calke Abbey, The Harpur Crewe Collection (acquired with the help of the help of the National Heritage Memorial Fund)
Marks and inscriptions
Verso: Inscribed in ink, on stretcher: The Harbour of Muyden / on Zyder Zee by H.P. Koekkoek 1870 Verso: Harpur Crewe monogram stuck on back
Makers and roles
Hendrik Pieter Koekkoek (b. Hilversum 1843) , artist previously catalogued as attributed to Hermanus Koekkoek the Younger (1836 - 1909) , artist previously catalogued as attributed to Johannes Hermanus Koekkoek (1778 - 1851) , artist