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Title: Catalogue of the Ehrich Galleries collection of valuable paintings : by the masters of the classic Italian, Dutch, Flemish, English, Spanish, and French schools
Year: 1905 (1900s)
Authors: Fifth Avenue Art Galleries (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects: Ehrich Galleries
Publisher: New York
Contributing Library: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Library
Digitizing Sponsor: LYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundation

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iminating collectors. His simple
pictures, depicting rural scenes and personages, have a charm
of their own, and an individuality which distinguishes them from
all other works. With exception of a brief visit to France, his
whole life was spent in England.

PIGS IN THE STRAW

An occasional poem by George Moreland, the British
follower of the old Dutchmen who made butcher shops and pig-
stys fashionable against the clamor of sensitive souls. The coun-
try boy understood the fascination of the pigsty, and Moreland
has put one of his peachy-cheeked rustics at the door, gazing with
true bucolic absorption upon the golden monsters. Trough, straw,
broken dish, cabbage-leaves, are meant to carry out the realism,
but neither color nor painting are realistic; the whole picture is
bathed in a golden glow like a Rembrandt, and makes a harmony
of tones in which all such details are merged.
Signed on boards of sty to right: G. M'd.
Engraved in mezzo-tint by Smith.
On canvas; height, 18³/₄ inches; width, 23³/₄ inches.

WELCOME TO THE FLEET
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JAN BEERESTRAATEN
Dutch School
1622-1687
Beerestraaten was a painter of great merit. His marine
views are full of striking effects, the water painted in a most
admirable manner, and appearing to move on the surface. They
represent Dutch and Italian seaports, but are very rare. Exam-
ples of his works are in the museums of Dresden and Amsterdam.

WELCOME TO THE FLEET

An uncommonly fine marine is this view of a seaport of Hol-
land by Jan Beerestraaten, particularly interesting to New York
people, since it represents just such a scene as took place here
when the Dutch Admiral retook New Amsterdam from the Brit-
ish. The Dutch fleet has reached port and a State barge, in which
stands a man, who is the painter himself, is rowing from frigate
to frigate. Other barges accompany this. Splendid cloud effects,
beautiful perspective, remarkable knowledge of 17th century ships
and their rigging, sails, and decoration. Without regard to its
historical value, this must be ranked very high as a masterpiece
of marine. It fully equals the masterpieces of William Van de
Velde.
Signed lower right : J. Beerestraaten.
On panel; height, 29³/₄ inches; width, 42¹/₄ inches.
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