Lot 102: Arien Jansz. van Nuys (active Rotterdam, mid 17th Century)

Arien Jansz. van Nuys (active Rotterdam, mid 17th Century)
A calm sea with men-o'-war at anchor and shoals of dolphins
signed 'Arÿ · Jansz . van . nuys' (lower left)
oil on panel
27½ x 41¾ in. (69.8 x 106.1 cm.)

London, Royal Academy of Arts, Winter Exhibition, 1952-1953, no. 116.

A Catalogue of the Pictures, Works of Art, etc. at Northwick Park, 1864 (1908), no. 138.
T. Borenius, A Catalogue of the Collection of Pictures at Northwick Park, London, 1921, no. 177, as 'Jan Van de Cappelle'.
L. Bol, Die Holländische Marinemalerei des 17. Jahrhunderts, Berlin, 1975, p. 197, fig. 201.

Captain E.G. Spencer-Churchill, M.C., Northwick Park; (+) Christie's, London, 25 February 1966, lot 60 (3,800 gns. to the present owner).

The Property of a Family Trust (lots 101-108)
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
This painting was rightly recognised as a work by van Nuys after an added signature was cleaned off and that of van Nuys revealed.