Aug Fine Art & Collectibles Sale
Lot 50:
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1891 Oil Painting of an Outing by Henri Van Wyk (Netherlands, 1833–?)
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Category: Oil painting on canvas, with 19th-century antique carved giltwood frameFrame Style: Luxurious Louis XVI Court StyleArtist: Dutch Painter Henri van Wyk (1833 – ?)Signature: Van Wyk (located at the lower right of the canvas)DescriptionThis painting depicts two young noble ladies dressed in Second Empire style attire taking leisure and repose in a forest park during the mid-to-late 19th century. One gentlewoman in a grey gauze dress sets aside her book, small red parasol and hat, sitting quietly on a bench and gazing at her companion. The other lady, clad in white and goose-yellow gauze gown, playsfully fishes by the riverside.Their figures are set against an expansive magnificent woodland, a sky filled with layered clouds, and a tranquil river surface mirroring the beautiful scenery all around.The painter employs extraordinarily delicate brushwork, evident in the rendering of the ladies’ costumes, the light and shadow reflections on the water, as well as the subtle details of flowers and plants. The composition is perfectly arranged with masterful perspective, presenting the extraordinary grandeur of a large-scale realist landscape painting.Artist IntroductionHenri van Wyk was born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, in 1833; his exact date and place of death remain unrecorded. He was a distinguished 19th-century Dutch painter renowned for landscape and figure works, excelling in genre scenes that integrate human figures with natural scenery. He enjoyed particularly high renown in France. Most of his works have entered private collections through major international auctions.
90*80cm
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