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This artwork, A Dune Landscape with Figures by Ludolf Backhuysen the Elder, is currently for sale at Rafael Valls Limited.
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Ludolf Backhuysen the Elder, A Dune Landscape with Figures
 
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TITLE:  A Dune Landscape with Figures
ARTIST:  Ludolf Backhuysen the Elder (Dutch, 1630–1708)
PERIOD:  18th century
CATEGORY:  Paintings
MATERIALS:  Oil on Canvas
MARKINGS:  Signed: 'L. Backhuysen'
SIZE:  h: 55 x w: 68 cm / h: 21.7 x w: 26.8 in
PRICE*:  Contact Gallery for Price
GALLERY:  Rafael Valls Limited  +44 (0)20 7930 1144  Send Email
DESCRIPTION:  While beach and dune scenes are not totally unknown within the oeuvre of Backhuysen, this particular example seems unusual due to the smallest suggestion of the sea and coastal shipping, barely glimpsed between the dunes. The signal mast in the centre seems to dominate the painting, only the ingenious use of the high ground and tall building on the left balances the composition. The warm evening light infuses and unites the whole scene, while the accurate depiction of the cirrus clouds streaking the sky above suggests an impending storm and an end to the peaceful scene before us. It is possible that these are the dunes just outside the town of Egmond, identifiable by the tower depicted on the left.

We are grateful to Gerlinde de Beer for confirming the attribution to Ludolf Backhuysen and for pointing out that it is an outstanding late work by the artist.

PROVENANCE:  Private Collection, Germany
ONLINE CATALOGUE(S):  Inventory Catalogue
 
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