Hendrik Willem Mesdag, 1860 - Calm sea - fine art print

Background information on this over 160 years old work of art

This over 160 year old masterpiece Calm sea was created by Hendrik Willem Mesdag in 1860. This piece of art belongs to the Rijksmuseum's digital collection. With courtesy of: Rijksmuseum (public domain).The creditline of the artpiece is the following: . Further, the alignment is in portrait format with a side ratio of 1 : 1.2, which implies that the length is 20% shorter than the width. The painter, art collector Hendrik Willem Mesdag was an artist from the Netherlands, whose artistic style can primarily be classified as Impressionism. The Impressionist artist was born in 1831 in Groningen, Groningen province, Netherlands and passed away at the age of 84 in the year 1915.

Materials our customers can pick from

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• Aluminium dibond: Aluminium Dibond prints are prints on metal with an impressive effect of depth. For your Direct Print On Aluminum Dibond, we print the work of art onto the aluminium surface. Colors are luminous and bright in the highest definition, fine details are clear and crisp. The UV print on Aluminum Dibond is the most popular entry-level product and is a contemporary way to display artworks, since it draws focus on the replica of the artwork.
• Acrylic glass print (with real glass coating): The acrylic glass print, often described as a print on plexiglass, will change your favorite original artwork into magnificient wall decoration. The work of art is being printed thanks to modern UV print machines. This has the image effect of vivid, impressive colors. The acrylic glass protects your chosen art print against light and heat for between 40-60 years.
• Poster print (canvas material): The poster is a printed sheet of canvas with a granular structure on the surface. Please keep in mind, that depending on the absolute size of the poster print we add a white margin 2-6cm around the work of art to facilitate the framing with your custom frame.
• Canvas: A UV printed canvas material stretched on a wood stretcher frame. Your printed canvas of your favorite artwork will give you the unique opportunity of turning your individual fine art print into a large size artwork. Hanging your canvas print: The great advantage of canvas prints is that they are relatively low in weight, which implies that it is quite simple to hang the Canvas print without the help of any wall-mounts. That is why, canvas prints are suitable for all kinds of walls.

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Calm sea. Fishing boats in shallow water near the shore. In the foreground wade a man with an anchor in the water.