Ships on a stormy sea
Whereabouts unknown
probably, 1939, De Boer (art trade), Amsterdam
undated - 7.9.1939, Douwes Fine Art Ltd (formerly Gebr. Douwes) (art trade), Amsterdam, no. 2242
7.9.1939 - 21.6.1948, Kunsthandel AG (art trade), Lucerne, purchase, no. 10458
21.6.1948 - 27.12.1948, Leopold Ruzicka (*1887 Vukovar, +1976 Mammern) (collector), Zurich
27.12.1948 - 2005, Ruzicka Foundation (collection), Zurich, transfer
1949 - 2005, Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft | Kunsthaus Zürich (Museum), Zurich, loan
from 2005, Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft | Kunsthaus Zürich (Museum), Zurich
The provenance between 1933 and 1945 is not clear or has gaps. No evidence of Nazi-looted art has emerged from the available research. However, there are indications of Nazi-looted art and/or conspicuous accompanying circumstances. Further research into the provenance is required.
Further information in the online catalogue of the Kunsthaus Zürich: external link
Michael Strang Robinson: A Catalogue of the Paintings of the Elder and the Younger Willem van de Velde, Bd. 1, 2 von 2, Greenwich: National Maritime Museum, 1990, No. 176.
Kunsthaus Zürich. Gesamtkatalog der Gemälde und Skulpturen, hrsg. von Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft et al., Sammlungskatalog, Ostfildern 2007, S. 109.
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