Coast Scene (c. 1655): Artwork and History

Coast Scene (c. 1655) is in the Art Institute of Chicago collection. The museum lists its creator attribution as Attributed to Reinier Nooms (Reinier Zeeman; Dutch, c. 1623-c. 1668).

The work and its context

The Art Institute of Chicago describes the work:

The Dutch Republic’s pride in its successful maritime endeavors like fishing, shipbuilding, and foreign trade contributed to the great popularity of marine paintings like this one. Such coastal scenes were one of the most popular landscape genres on the market. Here, the fishing vessels used to catch herring, called herring busses, float atop a glassy sea that stretches to meet the low horizon, disappearing into the expansive sky full of billowing clouds. Atop the ships’ tall masts, Dutch flags flutter in the wind.

Object facts

• Title: Coast Scene
• Date: c. 1655
• Artist attribution: Attributed to Reinier Nooms (Reinier Zeeman; Dutch, c. 1623-c. 1668)
• Place of origin: Netherlands
• Medium: Oil on canvas
• Dimensions: 53.7 × 48.6 cm (21 1/8 × 19 1/8 in.); (Framed): 73.4 × 68.9 × 7 cm (28 7/8 × 27 1/8 × 2 3/4 in.)
• Type: Painting
• Department: Painting and Sculpture of Europe
• Reference number: 1890.40

Collection credit

Gift of Byron L. Smith

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