Bidspirit auction | Nicolaas Baur (1767-1820), ‘Ships in

Nicolaas Baur (1767-1820), ‘Ships in rough sea with officers on their way to the mother ship’ - Nicolaas Baur (1767-1820), ‘Ships in rough sea with officers on their way to the mother ship’ Unsigned. This drawing is completely consistent in composition with a painting by Nicolaas Baur (‘Ships in open water’, oil on canvas, 78 x 94 cm) previously in the collection of art dealer L. Houthakker (stock no. 238) included in the RKD database (permalink: https://rkd.nl/imageslite/326036). The addition of an extra strip of paper to enhance the composition is a common occurrence in Baur’s oeuvre; see for example the drawing ‘View of Amsterdam seen from the northeast over the IJ’ now in the Hannemahuis museum in Harlingen, cat. no. 006005. Pen and brush in grey over graphite on two conjoined sheets of paper, 33,5 x 47 cm (inside size passe-partout) (with frame 54 x 66 cm).