Willem Buytewech the Younger, 'A Dune Landscape', probably 1660-70
About the work
Overview
Very little is known about Willem Buytewech the Younger and very few of his paintings survive. He was born in Rotterdam, where he was apparently active as a landscape and figure painter. In this picture – which strongly recalls the dune landscapes of Jan Wijnants – he combines both.
A man in a gold-coloured coat sits on a fallen tree. There are sheep and goats on the rise ahead of him. Further ahead, almost lost in the stunted trees, are two small houses; beyond them, beneath a broken sky, the lonely dunes stretch away towards the sea.
The man’s dog looks up at him and a grey horse waits patiently for him to resume his journey. But the horse has a heavy collar and no stirrups; perhaps it has been harnessed to a cart or wagon. On one side of the central group is a large, broken wheel – perhaps telling part of the story, but the rest of the vehicle is nowhere to be seen.
Key facts
Details
- Full title
- A Dune Landscape
- Artist
- Willem Buytewech the Younger
- Artist dates
- 1625 - 1670
- Date made
- probably 1660-70
- Medium and support
- oil on wood
- Dimensions
- 25.7 × 34.2 cm
- Inscription summary
- Signed
- Acquisition credit
- Bought, 1910
- Inventory number
- NG2731
- Location
- Not on display
- Collection
- Main Collection
- Previous owners
Provenance
Additional information
Text extracted from the ‘Provenance’ section of the catalogue entry in Neil MacLaren, revised and expanded by Christopher Brown, ‘ÁùºÏ²ÊÔ¤²â Catalogues: The Dutch School: 1600–1900’, London 1991; for further information, see the full catalogue entry.
Bibliography
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1889W.H.J. Weale and J.P. Richter, A Descriptive Catalogue of the Collection of Pictures Belonging to the Earl of Northbrook, London 1889
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1960Maclaren, Neil, ÁùºÏ²ÊÔ¤²â Catalogues: The Dutch School, 2 vols, London 1960
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1991Maclaren, Neil, revised by Christopher Brown, ÁùºÏ²ÊÔ¤²â Catalogues: The Dutch School, 1600-1900, 2nd edn (revised and expanded), 2 vols, London 1991
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2001
C. Baker and T. Henry, ÁùºÏ²ÊÔ¤²â: Complete Illustrated Catalogue, London 2001
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