Sailing Ships on a Calm Sea

Willem van de Velde (II) (in circa 1660-1690)

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Rodney Franko asked

What are the dimensions of the Drawing by Willem van de Velde II: Sailing Ships on a Calm Sea, H 154 (PK)? Thank you
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen answered

Dear Rodney, you should have been able to find the dimensions of a work under the blue button 'show all details', but unfortunately they are missing in this case. First I thought that this was because the drawing is missing. In the Second World War it was sold to Dr. Hans Posse, a German art-historian who was commissioned by Hitler to obtain works for the Führermuseum in Linz and it has not been retrieved yet. But it appears that a mistake was made while adding the information in our collection registration system. The dimensions are known: 10,3 x 16,2 cm. Kind regards, Els

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This drawing is part of a group of 508 drawings from the Koenigs Collection, which was sold in the fall of 1940 by D.G. van Beuningen to Dr. Hans Posse, Hitler's Sonderbeauftragter Linz. This transaction was in violation of Dutch laws and international agreements. See the publication by Albert J. Elen, Missing Old Master Drawings from the Franz Koenigs Collection claimed by the State of The Netherlands, Den Haag 1989

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Title	Sailing Ships on a Calm Sea
Material and technique	Graphite, pen and ink, brown and grey wash
Object type	Drawing > Two-dimensional object > Art object

Dimensions	Height 103 mm Width 162 cm
Artists	Draughtsman: Willem van de Velde (II)
Accession number	H 154 (PK)
Credits	Missing since World War II, see cat. Missing Old Master Drawings from the Franz Koenigs Collection claimed by the State of the Netherlands, The Hague 1989
Department	Drawings & Prints (Pushkin claim)
Creation date	in circa 1660-1690
Collector	Collector / Franz Koenigs
Object	Drawing > Two-dimensional object > Art object