Henri Heyligers, Landscape Study

Henri Heyligers, Landscape StudyAn expressive, easy going landscape study by accomplished Dutch artist, Henri Heyligers (1877 1967). This splendid piece was almost certainly painted outside while he admired the relaxing view. Heyligers is generally considered to be a painter of genre scenes depicting women with children but he also painted still lifes and landscapes. His style tended to be fairly formal so this piece is unusual for its expressive nature. Its interesting how

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1760Provenance: EnglandCondition: The canvas has been restored at least once and is currently laid on wood

the paint layer seems stable and not flaking

The artist has built up the oils quickly and energetically to give the painting an interesting expressionistic appearance

A large early 20th-century interior scene by German-Danish painter

and housed within a decorative foliate frame

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A fine 19th-century rural landscape by English painter

The eye is immediately drawn to the tall building situated to our right

The portrait is signed illegibly in the lower right and held within a later frame

Her expression is enigmatic and captivating

He stands proudly before a distant castle