HENDRIK WILLEM MESDAG (Dutch, 1831-1915). Hooge Zee (High Sea), Charcoal and watercolour on paper. Signed 'HW Mesdag' (lower right). Framed. Not examined out of frame.
. - 20 X 28 inches; Frame: 26 x 34 inches Estimate $7,000-10,000
PROVENANCE: Acquired directly from the artist by Mr. and Mrs. L.B. Daud, Bad Nauheim, Germany, 1904 (Dfl. 1.000) (according to a letter from the artist, dated 17 June 1904). Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 13 September 2000, lot 62, Christie's Amsterdam, Old Masters & 19th Century Art - (including Dutch Impressionism; Auction 3063; 24/25 May 2016; lot 266 where acquired by the present owner.
Literature G.H. Marius, 'Hendrik Willem Mesdag 1831-1901', in: Woord en Beeld, Haarlem, 1901, p. 58, as: Hooge zee. Johan Poort, Hendrik Willem Mesdag 1831-1915 Oeuvrecatalogus, Wassenaar, 1989, p. 416, no. A10.05, as: Hooge zee.
