Lot 12: Aernout Smit (Amsterdam circa 1641-1710) Shipping becalmed off a coast

Aernout Smit
(Amsterdam circa 1641-1710)
Shipping becalmed off a coast oil on canvas105 x 134.9cm (41 5/16 x 53 1/8in).

Provenance: Sawbridge Erle Drax family (according to a wax seal on reverse)J.C.W Sawbridge Erle-Drax, removed from Olantigh, Wye, Kent, by whom offeredSale, Christie's, London 10 May 1935, lot 86 (as H. Dubbels, 10Gns to Asscher and Welker)Sale, Christie's, South Kensington, 6 July 2012, lot 114, where purchased by the present ownerWe are grateful to Dr. Gerlinde de Beer for proposing the attribution to Smit at the time of the last sale.