Martinus Antonius Kuytenbrouwer : "the Rest Of The Piqueux"

MARTINUS (Martinus Antonius Kuytenbrouwer dit) (1821-1897) : "Rest during the hunt", oil on panel (two assembled plates) 34.5 X 27 cm, mounted in a recent green and gold frame, slightly rubbed 44 X 37cm. Signed Martinus and dated 1879. Born in Amersfoort in the Netherlands, he made a reputation in Paris where he ended his days as a hunting painter and engraver, to the point of becoming court painter to Napoleon III, leaving works in the lineage of the Barbizon School as here where a hunter in livery, probably a piqueux if we judge by his whip, takes a few moments of rest sitting with his dog at the foot of a tree, while a another arrives on horseback for the hunt. Do not hesitate to ask us for photos or additional information by email or telephone. Other photos and many other objects in our shops in Pau and Biarritz and on our website: galerielhoste.com.