Fishermen Drying Nets on Scheveningen Beach
early 1630s
Medium
Black and white chalk on tan laid paper, laid down on tan wove paper
Dimensions
Primary support: 28.5 × 44.4 cm (11 1/4 × 17 1/2 in.); Secondary support: 32.9 × 48 cm (13 × 18 15/16 in.)
Classification
chalk
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
11514
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Simon de Vlieger · 1600–1653
Simon de Vlieger (c. 1600/1601–1653) was a leading Dutch marine painter of the Golden Age, born in Rotterdam where he married Anna Gerridts van Willige in 1627. His early training remains undocumented, though his initial works reflect the influence of tonal marine painting pioneered by Jan Porcellis, from whose monochrome palette de Vlieger transitioned toward more vibrant colors, precise ship det...