Friday, June 30, 2017

Flat Scenery with Riders and Cows by Aelbert Cuyp

Aelbert Cuyp
River landscape with riders
ca. 1653-57
oil on canvas
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Aelbert Cuyp
Page with two horses
ca. 1655-60
oil on canvas
Royal Collection, Windsor

Aelbert Cuyp
Cows in a river
ca. 1650
oil on panel
Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest

"Gravy-colored" landscapes from the 17th century by "Dutch masters" were often mocked in 19th-century England, but mocked because of their extreme popularity.  It seemed incongruous at the time, and still does, that a coterie of sophisticated and even extravagant aristocrats led by the Prince Regent should pour their sincerest emotions and large reserves of cash into acquiring these small brown pictures. Work by Aelbert Cuyp (1630-1691) in particular was of such desirability that several paintings purchased as his for the Royal Collection at Windsor were later found to be painted by other hands.

follower of Aelbert Cuyp
Cattle near a river
17th century
oil on canvas
Dulwich Picture Gallery, London

Aelbert Cuyp
The Valkhof at Nijmegen
ca. 1652-53
oil on panel
Indianapolis Museum of Art

Aelbert Cuyp
Herdsmen with cows
1645
oil on canvas
Dulwich Picture Gallery, London

Aelbert Cuyp
Two Cavalry Troopers talking to a peasant
ca. 1650
oil on panel
Royal Collection, Windsor

Aelbert Cuyp
Cavalry Trooper decorating a dappled-gray horse
ca. 1652
oil on canvas
Royal Collection, Windsor

Aelbert Cuyp
River landscape with riders
ca. 1653-57
oil on canvas
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Aelbert Cuyp
The Passage Boat
ca. 1650
oil on canvas
Royal Collection, Windsor

Aelbert Cuyp
Road near a river
ca. 1660
oil on canvas
Dulwich Picture Gallery, London

Aelbert and Jacob Cuyp
Portrait of a family in a landscape
1641
oil on canvas
Israel Museum, Jerusalem

Aelbert Cuyp
Portrait of the Sam family
ca. 1653
oil on canvas
Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest

Aelbert Cuyp
Portait of a young officer
ca. 1640-60
oil on panel
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam