Fishermen on a Shore with Shipping

Location

Country: UK
City: London
Place: Government Art Collection

This work was purchased for the Government Art Collection from the collection of journalist and newspaper editor Sir Bruce Stirling Ingram (1877-1963) in 1963. Ingram, a keen collector of art, became editor of the 'Illustrated London News' (1900-63) at the age of 22 and editor of 'The Sketch' (1905-46) at 27.

Places

Subjects

rowing boat, fisherman, seascape/coastal scene, evening, cloud, shore, sea, ship

Materials & Techniques

panel, oil, oil painting

Artist

Abraham van Beyeren (1620/21 - 1690)

Title

Fishermen on a Shore with Shipping

Date

Medium

Oil on panel

Dimensions

height: 47.50 cm, width: 62.70 cm

Acquisition

Purchased from Sir Bruce Ingram, 1963

Inscription

bl: A B[illegible]

Provenance

Collection of journalist and newspaper editor Sir Bruce Stirling Ingram (1877-1963) and on loan to the Ministry of Works from 1952; from whom purchased by the Ministry of Works in 1963

GAC number

1465