signed and dated 'Jongkind 1879' (lower left); with annotation 'Ouwe Hooftpoort construit en 1580 et demolé en 1860 - Rotterdam' / 'Rotterdam (Holland) veielle port d'Entree, peint 1879' (on the stretcher)

oil on canvas, 25x32,5 cm

Provenance:
-With Kunsthandel Simonis & Buunk, Ede, where acquired by the present owner.

With a written statement by François Delestre of the Committee Jongkind Paris-The Hague, that this painting will be included as 'Bateaux à l'entrée du port de Rotterdam' in the Catalogue Critique that is being prepared (written statement Paris, 19-04-2005).