Amsterdam, Ships at the IJ on Choppy Water

c. 1685-1697

Workshop of Johann Teyler after Johannes van den Aveele (formerly after Jan van Call)

Associated Names
Johann Teyler

Artist, Dutch, 1648 - after 1697

Johannes van den Aveele

Artist After, Dutch, died 1727

Jan van Call I

Artist After, Dutch, 1656 - 1703

This image depicts a harbor scene with sailing ships. The viewpoint is slightly elevated, showing a bustling harbor with ships sailing. The horizon is above the middle of the composition, with ships of various sizes and sails unfurled. The style features intricate brushstrokes capturing the sea, ships, and clouds. The color palette includes muted tones like blues and grays for the sky and sea, with hints of warm reds and browns on the ships. Waves in the foreground and textured clouds in the sky add to the dynamic scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color etching inked à la poupée on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ladislaus and Beatrix von Hoffmann

  • Dimensions

    plate: 37.2 x 52.2 cm (14 5/8 x 20 9/16 in.)
    sheet (cut within image): 40.8 x 52.2 cm (16 1/16 x 20 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2000.17.4

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 150

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(C.G. Boerner Inc., New York); purchased 1999 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (Johannes Teyler and Dutch Colour Prints, Ad Stijnman, author). Ouderkerk aan den Ijssel: Sound & Vision Publishers, 2017: Part I, no. 150.

1999

  • C.G. Boerner Inc., Farbige Graphik, Düsseldorf, 1999: no. 31.

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower center in graphite: Johannes Teyler. Der Y bei Amsterdam. (remainder illegible); by later hand, lower left in ink: 28 (crossed out); by later hand, upper right in ink: 36 (crossed out)

Watermarks

fleur-de-lis with VG

Wikidata ID

Q75426235

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