Willem Van De Velde Sr ( 1611 - 1693 ) was a Dutch painter. Willem Van De Velde Sr s works have been put up for auction numerous times, with realized prices surpassing estimated prices, varying from 3900 USD for A SMALL BOAT IN A CALM SEA WITH MEN RIGGING ITS SAILS in 2004 to 902500 USD for ZEELAND MAN-OF-WAR IN A CALM OF A JETTY, A ROWING BOAT IN THE FOREGROUND in 2011 , based on the size and m