Jan van Huysum
An Italianate river landscape with a waterfall and a figure on a path; and An Italianate river landscape with travellers crossing a bridge and a figure on horseback
Lot Closed
December 16, 02:49 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Attributed to Jan van Huysum
Amsterdam 1682 - 1749
An Italianate river landscape with a waterfall and a figure on a path; and An Italianate river landscape with travellers crossing a bridge and a figure on horseback
the former signed lower right: Jan. V.H.
A pair, both oil on canvas
unframed: each 25 x 19.4 cm.; 9⅞ x 7¾ in.;
framed: each 38.2 x 32.5 cm.; 15⅛ x 12⅞ in.
(2)
Herbert Weld (1852–1935), Lulworth Castle, Dorset;
Thence by inheritance to his niece, 'E.M. C-S' (inscribed on a label on the reverse of both);
Thence by descent;
Until sold, London, Christie's South Kensington, 28 April 2016, lot 45.
Thence by inheritance to his niece, 'E.M. C-S' (inscribed on a label on the reverse of both);
Thence by descent;
Until sold, London, Christie's South Kensington, 28 April 2016, lot 45.
This charming pair of landscapes, painted by the same hand, can be attributed to the Dutch painter, Jan van Huysum. Another version of the former composition, also signed and with similar dimensions, was offered for sale in Vienna, Dorotheum, 18 April 2012, lot 815. A larger, signed version of the same composition was offered for sale in London, Replica Shoes 's, 21 April 2005, lot 82.