Page:Hofstede de Groot catalogue raisonné, Volume 4, 1912.djvu/580

 5 66 ADRIAEN VAN DE VELDE SECT. dunes, looking out to sea. In front are two fishermen ; one lies on the sand, pointing to the distance ; the other stands, seen from the back, with his hands behind him. Nearly twenty figures are scattered over the beach ; some are shrimp-fishing in the surf. At sea are a few fishing-boats. In front are some scanty herbage, a reed fence and a dog. [Compare 362.] Panel, 9! inches by 13! inches. Engraved by Le Bas as " Petite Marine." Sale. (Probably) Destouches, Paris, March 21, 1794 (300 francs) similar in description, according to Sm. 362. The Shore at Scheveningen. Sm. 60. Numerous figures. A post-waggon with two horses. [Compare 361.] Panel, 8 inches by 10 inches. Sale. Destouches, Paris, March 21, 1794 (481 francs). 363. A Coast Scene. The shore near a fishing-village. Persons on foot and on horseback come down from the dunes. Several fishing- boats are coming in. In front is a post-waggon. By Adriaen and Willem van de Velde. Sale. G. Schimmelpenninck, Amsterdam, July 12, 1819, No. 124 (1799 florins, Brondgeest). 364. A Coast Scene. Sm. 159. A sandy beach in front and to the left. On a shelving bank are two men, one of whom is seated. Beyond are two sailors in a fishing-boat lying on the shore. A third man stands in the water, pulling his little boat into the sea. Three boats with two other small vessels lie alongside a wooden pier which extends across two- thirds of the picture. On the right a man with a long pole stands at the water's edge. Beyond him comes a rowing-boat full of people. A fine day. A " free and clever production " (Sm.). Panel, ii inches by 17 inches. In the collection of Richard Winstanley, London, 1834 (Sm.). 365. On the Shore. On the shore are a well-dressed gentleman and a lady with a number of boys who are about to bathe. Beyond, fishermen stand near two fishing-boats drawn up on the beach. On the right an officer and a lady are walking. On the shore are other boats and figures. In the distance are dunes and buildings. Signed ; panel, 23! inches by 34 inches. Sale. E. J. de Court van Valkenswaard, Dordrecht, April 12, 1848, No. 178 (210 florins, Dreyer). 366. The Shore at Scheveningen. On the right is a church tower. Various figures on the shore. The surf shows that the tide is coming in. According to Waagen, this is the painter's finest coast scene. Signed, and dated 1665. In the collection of John Chapman, near Manchester, 1857 (Waagen, Suppl. 418). 367. The Shore at Scheveningen. The dunes fill the right side