"Schooner in a Stormy Sea: The Dutch Power of Aesthetics"

(1842 Olney – 1885 Paris) A sailor on a stormy sea. A Dutch schooner lying on boiling waters and leaning in the wind. In the background, a schooner anchors with a city silhouette on the horizon. Renowned French marine painter Gallard-Lépinay regularly exhibited at the Paris Salon between 1864 and 1884. Oil on canvas; lower left – signature and date (1)880. 38.5 cm x 56 cm. Framed.