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Reinier Nooms, called Zeeman

Three ships under sail

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8,000 - 12,000 GBP

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Reinier Nooms, called Zeeman

(Amsterdam 1623/24 - 1664)

Three ships under sail


Pen and brown ink and grey wash over indications in black chalk, within black ink framing lines;

signed in brown ink, on flag of left ship: Zeeman

178 by 290 mm

Although the 170 or so prints of Reinier Nooms, known as 'Zeeman', are something of a cornerstone of 17th-century Dutch marine art, extremely little is known of the life story of this important, influential and talented artist. Though he was prolific as a printmaker, Zeeman's drawings are rare.