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WOUWERMAN, Philips
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| The most celebrated
member of a family of Dutch painters from Haarlem, where he
worked virtually all his life. He became a member of the
painters' guild in 1640 and is said by a contemporary source to
have been a pupil of Frans Hals. The only thing he has in common
with Hals, however, is his nimble brushwork, for he specialized
in landscapes of hilly country with horses - cavalry skirmishes,
camps, hunts, travellers halting outside an inn, and so on. In
this genre he was immensely prolific and also immensely
successful. He had many imitators, including his brother Peter
(1623-1682), and his great popularity continued throughout the
18th century. Subsequently he has perhaps been underrated, for
although his work generally follows a successful formula, he
maintained a high quality; his draughtsmanship is elegant, his
composition sure, his colouring delicate, and his touch lively. |
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Oil on canvas, 68 x 83 cm
Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest |
Height Wideth
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