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Storm at Sea

Pieter van der Croos

Basic information

ID: Ж-816
Author: Pieter van der Croos
Name: Storm at Sea
Technique: oil painting
Material: wood oil
Dimensions (height x width, cm): 46.5 x 66

Additionally

Type: painting
Genre: marine painting
Provenance: Purchased from a private individual
Exposition: Potocki Palace

Information about author

Author: Pieter van der Croos
Artist's lifetime: 1610–1701
Country: Holland
Biography: Pieter van der Croos (1610–1701) represented the "Little Dutch Masters". He was born in Alkmaar, Holland, and lived in poverty. In exchange for bread, he painted pictures of naval battles. Few of the artist's works have survived to the present day.

Object description

The painting depicts a sea storm in grey tones, characteristic of Dutch painting in the second quarter of the 17th century. The lives of the Dutch were closely connected to the element of water. Artists depicted it by capturing the airy atmosphere, the light of a short day, blurring the boundary between sky, water, and land. Objects, primarily devoid of rich colours, fill the space with shades of grey. The delicate rendering of clouds and stormy waves is highly realistic. The scene's mood is philosophically conveyed, illustrating human helplessness in the face of the sea's elements.

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Borys Voznytskyi Lviv National Art Gallery

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