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This picture, a fine example of Wijnants’s early style, demonstrates how his landscapes are essentially variations on a single theme. Typically, the right side of the picture depicts a rugged track twisting around a sandy bank, with finely detailed vegetation in the foreground and with figures on the road adding picturesque interest. The gnarled silhouette of the central tree, and the shattered trunk on the road provide extra texture. These elements, together with the dramatic cloudy sky and distant panoramic landscape, recall the landscapes of Ruisdael (q.v.), but the sense of foreboding found in Ruisdael’s work is notably absent. Instead, Wijnants presents a more cheerful rural vision, bathed in bright crystalline light, with a blueish tonality and nervous fractured brushstrokes.

The Wallace Collection

London

Title

Landscape with a Bare Tree

Date

1659

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 47.5 x W 58.8 cm

Accession number

P190

Acquisition method

acquired by Richard Seymour-Conway, 4th Marquess of Hertford, 1861; bequeathed to the nation by Lady Wallace, 1897

Work type

Painting

The Wallace Collection

Hertford House, Manchester Square, London, Greater London W1U 3BN England

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Artist or maker

Jan Wijnants

c.1635–1684

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