# Dutch Vessels at Sea in Stormy Weather

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## Artwork

- Artist: [MULIER, Pieter the Elder](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/mulier-pieter-the-elder-r2e679f32401e79>)
- Date: 1601-1650
- Technique: Oil on oak panel, 40 x 61 cm

## Commentary

The painting shows Dutch fishing pinks and other small vessels at sea in stormy weather. Mulier has adopted the grey tonal palette of the Dutch realist school, since the painting is predominantly composed of sky with subtly depicted clouds.

## Related artworks

- [A Kaag on a Choppy Sea, a Rowing Boat in the Foreground](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/mulier-pieter-the-elder-r2e679f32401e79/a-kaag-on-a-choppy-sea-a-rowing-boat-in-the-foreground-r29c3ad186a2673>)
- [Dutch Shipping in Heavy Seas](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/mulier-pieter-the-elder-r2e679f32401e79/dutch-shipping-in-heavy-seas-rf8a3b04e5ec7c6>)
- [Dutch Ships in Choppy Waters](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/mulier-pieter-the-elder-r2e679f32401e79/dutch-ships-in-choppy-waters-r69362c19bed48e>)
- [Ships in a Heavy Sea Running Before a Storm](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/mulier-pieter-the-elder-r2e679f32401e79/ships-in-a-heavy-sea-running-before-a-storm-r3e8e1fd37ce3ab>)
- [Turbulent Sea](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/mulier-pieter-the-elder-r2e679f32401e79/turbulent-sea-r6511e9b92c7074>)

## Attribution

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