Seascape

These two paintings were attributed to Orazio Grevenbroeck following the reconciliation of his works with a small group of other paintings with his signature. An artist whose birth and death dates, as well as his career path, are still unknown. His first name could lead to the assumption that he might have been born in Italy. But he is to be compared to the small Nordic masters of the end of the 17th century and the beginning of the 18th century, authors of compositions with Mediterranean accents such as these
two seascapes reminiscent of the famous ports of the Mediterranean by Jacobus Storck (1641-1693). Vast eclectic architecture of ancient and classical origin serves as the backdrop to these sea views animated by large caravels and smaller boats.
From the texts by Sandrine Le Bideau in the catalog Flemish and Dutch paintings—Collection of the Châteauroux museums (Peintures Flamande et Hollandaise—Collection des Musées de Châteauroux) Somogy-Editions d'Art.