Fisherfolk Hauling their Boat onto the Shore
n.d.
Medium
Black chalk, pen and brown ink, watercolor
Dimensions
sheet: 6 3/4 x 10 11/16 in. (17.1 x 27.1 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Anonymous Gift, in memory of Frits Markus, 2004
Accession Number
2004.130
Tags
Art Historical Context
Adam Willaerts (1577–1664), a Dutch Golden Age artist renowned for his lively marine and beach scenes, captures the rugged daily life of fisherfolk in *Fisherfolkuling their Boat onto the*. This undated drawing depicts sturdy men collaboratively dragging their vessel onto the beach, evoking the industrious spirit of 17th-century Netherlands—a maritime powerhouse where fishing sustained coastal communities amid constant sea battles and trade. Rendered in black chalk, pen and brown ink, and watercolor on a modest 6 3/4 x 10 11/16-inch sheet, the work showcases Willaerts' mastery of mixed media....