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Cornelis Bouwmeester (Rotterdam 1652-1733)
Lot 151

Cornelis Bouwmeester (Rotterdam 1652-1733)

A penschilderij with shipping in a light breeze; and A penschilderij with shipping in a strong breeze

Closed24 October 2012

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Cornelis Bouwmeester (Rotterdam 1652-1733)
A penschilderij with shipping in a light breeze; and A penschilderij with shipping in a strong breeze
the first signed 'C..B.M' (lower left), the second 'C B.M' (lower right)
oil and ink on panel
10 7/8 x 13½ in. (27.7 x 34.3 cm.)
a pair (2)

Sergisson Collection.
Sir Bruce Stirling Ingram, O.B.E., M.C. (1877-1963) (his collector's mark on a lable on the reverse).
His deceased sale; Sotheby's, London, 6 May 1964, lot 121.
with Kunsthandel Peter de Boer, Amsterdam.
Private collection, United States.

Specialist note

Sir Bruce Ingram was one of the foremost collectors of 17th Century Dutch maritime pictures during the first half of the 20th Century. He collected over 3,000 drawings, including 600 by Willem van de Velde the Elder and the Younger.