Shipping in blustery weather on an estuary with figures on a pathway leading to a farm signed indistinctly lower right 'H. Koekkoek 1863' and inscribed on the reverse 'Painted & signed / Koekkoek / 1863' oil on canvas 52.5 x 75.5cm Condition report: Oil on canvas which is unlined. The canvas tension is slightly slack. Minor undulations across the surface are caused by the age cracks in the paint layer starting to pull the canvas forward. The age cracks form a regular network across the surface, overall the paint layer is stable. There are a few small losses and impacts to the surface. The varnish is yellowed but glossy and even. There are soe accretions across the surface. The frame is in a good condition.