Description
Aelbert Cuyp never traveled to Italy, yet he employed the golden light typical of southern Europe to dramatize his distinctly Dutch pastoral subjects. He enhanced views of the meandering rivers and flat terrain with cows and sheep, animals that abounded in the local countryside. In this relatively early painting, his use of a warm, monochrome color palette reflects the influence of his older contemporary, Jan van Goyen.
Provenance
Dowdeswell Gallery, London. Mrs. Fleischmann, by 1911 (lent by her to London, 1911). Noel Ashcroft, Birmingham, by 1915 (lent by him to Birmingham, 1915); by descent to his widow (lent by her to Birmingham 1950); on loan to Birmingham City Art Gallery, 1968 to 1992; sold, Sotheby's, London, December 9, 1992, no. 16, to Galerie Edel, Cologne and London; Galerie Edel, Cologne and London. Private Collection, Germany; sold through agency of Edel to Haboldt & Co., Paris and New York, by 2003; sold to the Art Institute, 2003.
Accession Number
181702
Medium
Oil on panel
Dimensions
40 × 55 cm (15 3/4 × 21 5/8 in.); Framed: 57.2 × 72.1 × 5.7 cm (22 1/2 × 28 3/8 × 2 1/4 in.)
Classification
painting
Credit Line
Charles H. and Mary F. S. Worcester Fund