18th-century Dutch School Idealised Landscape with Resting Figures

18th century

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Description

A fine 18th-century oil on canvas depicting two figures resting in an idealised rural landscape with setting sun. The artist has drawn their inspiration from the imagined landscapes of neoclassical painters, such as Claude Lorrain and Nicolas Poussin.

Artists working in this manner would combine elements from their own natural world with fictional components from antiquity. Often they’d incorporate imagined ruins in a classical style as we can see towards the right of this painting.

Also, note how the large tree guides our eye towards the figures and then across to the mountains on our right. It’s another visual tool that’s intended to help the viewer navigate the scene.

The painting is a celebration of the natural world and it still brings a moment of calm as it originally sought to achieve.

Medium: Oil on canvas

Overall size: 23” x 18” / 45cm x 58cm

Year of creation: c. 1750

Provenance: Holland

Condition: Craquelure throughout but the paint layer is stable. Canvas relined. A little age-related dirt in areas but otherwise fine. Frame in good condition.

Physical Dimensions

Height

45cm (17.72")

Width

58cm (22.83")

Depth

1cm (0.39")

Declaration

Brave Fine Art has dated this piece to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA717870

Description

A fine 18th-century oil on canvas depicting two figures resting in an idealised rural landscape with setting sun.

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The artist has drawn their inspiration from the imagined landscapes of neoclassical painters, such as Claude Lorrain and Nicolas Poussin.

Brave Fine Art

fig 1. 18th-Century Dutch School Idealised Landscape With Resting Figures — fig 1. 18th-century Dutch School Idealised Landscape with Resting Figures

Artists working in this manner would combine elements from their own natural world with fictional components from antiquity. Often they’d incorporate imagined ruins in a classical style as we can see towards the right of this painting.

fig 2. 18th-Century Dutch School Idealised Landscape With Resting Figures — fig 2. 18th-century Dutch School Idealised Landscape with Resting Figures

Also, note how the large tree guides our eye towards the figures and then across to the mountains on our right. It’s another visual tool that’s intended to help the viewer navigate the scene.

The painting is a celebration of the natural world and it still brings a moment of calm as it originally sought to achieve.

fig 3. 18th-Century Dutch School Idealised Landscape With Resting Figures — fig 3. 18th-century Dutch School Idealised Landscape with Resting Figures

Medium: Oil on canvas

Overall size: 23” x 18” / 45cm x 58cm

Year of creation: c. 1750

Provenance: Holland

Condition: Craquelure throughout but the paint layer is stable. Canvas relined. A little age-related dirt in areas but otherwise fine. Frame in good condition.