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Lobster Under Water
Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof (Dutch, 1866–1924)
20th Century
Medium/Technique
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Sight: 30.4 x 39.5 cm (11 15/16 x 15 9/16 in.)
Framed: 46.7 x 55.8 x 5 cm (18 3/8 x 21 15/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Framed: 46.7 x 55.8 x 5 cm (18 3/8 x 21 15/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
The Maida and George Abrams Collection—Gift in honor of Clifford S. Ackley, William W. Robinson, and in memory of Justice Ruth I. Abrams
Accession Number2021.311
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsPaintings
Signed
Monogrammed lower left in oil paint: WGD (in ligature)
InscriptionsNumbered [?] upper left.
Verso of frame and stretcher:
Label: Depot 2 -- Rij [or R11] 13 / 19
Modern, adhesive label: V605-484 / Robinson
Verso of canvas stencilled in black: 409
Stretcher in white chalk: 69106 / 90164 / Nov' 94 / R
Van Wisselingh label, torn: G W Dijsselhof / Kreeft en Rog / 1285X / 409 Beek [with number 44 in red]
Handwritten label: Collectie / H. v. Beek / R'dam
Gerlach shipping label from Sotheby's Amsterdam to Newton, MA
On frame, in red: 44
Verso of frame and stretcher:
Label: Depot 2 -- Rij [or R11] 13 / 19
Modern, adhesive label: V605-484 / Robinson
Verso of canvas stencilled in black: 409
Stretcher in white chalk: 69106 / 90164 / Nov' 94 / R
Van Wisselingh label, torn: G W Dijsselhof / Kreeft en Rog / 1285X / 409 Beek [with number 44 in red]
Handwritten label: Collectie / H. v. Beek / R'dam
Gerlach shipping label from Sotheby's Amsterdam to Newton, MA
On frame, in red: 44
ProvenanceEarly 20th century, probably sold by E. J. van Wisselingh and Co., Amsterdam (stock no. 1285x) to Hermanus van Beek (b. 1876 - d. 1950), Rotterdam [see note]. November 8, 1994, anonymous sale, Sotheby's, Amsterdam, lot 341, to George S. and Maida Abrams, Newton, MA; 2021, gift of George S. Abrams to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 14, 2021)
NOTE: Several labels on the verso of the painting bear the name of Van Beek, who was a client of Van Wisselingh. The remnants of a label from Van Wisselingh are annotated with Beek's name and the numbers 409 and 44..
NOTE: Several labels on the verso of the painting bear the name of Van Beek, who was a client of Van Wisselingh. The remnants of a label from Van Wisselingh are annotated with Beek's name and the numbers 409 and 44..