Rider Stop Att. Aelbart Cuyp (1620/1691)

Oil on panel Dim without frame 39/30 cm Dim with frame 52/42 Dutch school Attributed to Aelbert Cuyp Albert, Aelbert or Aelbrecht Jacobsz. Cuyp (Dordrecht, October 20, 1620, buried November 15, 1691), is a painter of landscapes, seascapes, animals, still lifes and a Dutch portraitist (United Provinces) of the Golden Age, from a illustrious lineage of artists active in Dordrecht. Our painting is a horseman's halt, a common scene at the time in Holland, Wouwerman is the perfect representative. His numerous travels are conducive to the creation of this type of painting. The horse, the first character, takes up practically the entire space of the painting, the characters being secondary. It should be noted that the table is made of two boards, held by two perfectly adjusted keys, very beautiful work. The gilded wooden frame is period.