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
- 46.5 x 66 cm (height x width)
Additionally
- Type
- painting
- Genre
- marine painting
- Provenance
- Purchased from a private individual
- Exposition
- Potocki Palace
Information about author
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.
Legal regulation
Borys Voznytskyi Lviv National Art Gallery
