Willem van de (1667) Velde Sold at Auction Prices

Attributed to Willem van de Velde the Younger,  Dutch 1633-1707-  A Galleo

Attributed to Willem van de Velde the Younger,  Dutch 1633-1707-  A Galleon at sea;  black chalk on paper, bears initials 'WVVJ' (lower left), and indistinct collector's monogram (lower right), 67.4 x 50.4 cm. (unframed).  Note:  Willem van de Velde the Younger was one of the preeminent maritime artists of the 17th century, along with his father, Willem van de Velde the Elder (1610/11-1693). After his training with Simon de Vlieger (1601-1653) in Weesp, Van de Velde the Younger spent much of his early career in Amsterdam, before leaving his homeland to move to Britain with his father in 1672/73, where he enjoyed the patronage of King Charles II.  The striking, dramatic shipping and battle scenes for which Van de Velde became known feature carefully and accurately rendered vessels, undoubtedly informed by his many detailed sketches and studies of ships like the example presented here. The ship depicted in the present drawing is a Dutch vessel, and resembles Van de Velde's studies of the 'Vrede' and of a Dutch frigate, both in the collection of the Royal Museums in Greenwich [PAG6171 and PAH1718]. While the origin of the vessel indicates that the sketch was executed while Van de Velde still lived in the Dutch Republic, the monogram in the lower left corner of the present drawing is executed in the style the artist used after moving to Britain in 1672, and could have been added later, possibly by the artist himself. The Van de Veldes are thought to have occasionally added their signatures and monograms to earlier sketches, perhaps signing and selling earlier drawings to earn ready cash. Although the present work is unusually large for a work on paper by Van de Velde, it is not without precedent, with the British Museum holding a large drawing of the Royal Yacht Mary, measuring 48 x 86.5 cm., in their collection [1874,0808.97].  We are grateful to Dr Remmelt Daalder for his advice on this item. 

van de Velde, Willem III

(1667 Amsterdam - ca. 1710) zugeschrieben. Ruhige See mit vier Segelschiffen. Tuschfederzeichnung auf blaugrauem Papier. Blgr. 13,6 x 21,3 cm. Am ob. Rd. auf festem Papier geklebt u. dort zugeschrieben u. betitelt. - Unterlage mit Randein- u. -ausrissen u. etw. stockfl. R

ECOLE HOLLANDAISE FIN 17 DEBUT 18ème SIECLE ENTOURAGE DE WILLEM VAN DE VELDE III (1667-1710) Voiliers au port de Moerdijk

ECOLE HOLLANDAISE FIN 17 DEBUT 18ème SIECLE ENTOURAGE DE WILLEM VAN DE VELDE III (1667-1710) Voiliers au port de Moerdijk Huile sur toile rentoilée Dimensions : 53 x 64 cm

VAN DE VELDE III Willem (1667 - 1710) - Huile sur toile marouflée sur toile

VAN DE VELDE III Willem (1667 - 1710) - Huile sur toile marouflée sur toile "Voiliers au port de Moerdijk". Entourage de Willem Van de Velde III. Ecole hollandaise. Epoque: XVIIIème. Dim.:53x64cm.

Willem van de Velde III (1667-1708) - Shipping scene in rough waters

Oil on canvas Indistinct signature and dated 1695 on reverse 40 x 54 cm. (15 3/4 x 21 1/4 in)

ATTRIBUTED TO WILLEM VAN DER VELDE II (DUTCH, 1667-1709)

ATTRIBUTED TO WILLEM VAN DER VELDE II (DUTCH, 1667-1709) An Admiralty yacht tacking towards a first rate of the Squadron of the Red Oil on canvas Indistinctly inscribed and dated 'W... 1695' (on the reverse) 15¾ x 21¾in. (40 x 55.2cm.) ++Gallery condition.

Willem van de Velde III (Amsterdam 1667-1709 ?London) Shipping in choppy waters indistinctly inscribed and dated 'W... 1695' (on the reverse) oil on canvas 15 7/8 x 21¾ in. (40.4 x 55.2 cm.)