Lobster Under Water

Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof (Dutch, 1866–1924)

Medium/TechniqueOil on canvas

DimensionsSight: 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.)

Credit LineThe 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

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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: 44ProvenanceEarly 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..