Animated Landscape Attributed To Roelof Van Vries 1630 - 1681 (33 X 40 Cm)

Attributed to Roelof van Vries (c. 1630 – after 1681)

Expert: Turquin Gallery

Oil on oak panel depicting a village scene in a wooded landscape, featuring several figures at the foot of a brick cottage with high gables.

This composition evokes the work of Roelof van Vries, a Dutch Golden Age painter specializing in forest landscapes and rustic scenes bathed in warm, silvery light. Several characteristics of his work are evident here: the large trees framing the composition, the depth of the path, the brown and golden tones, and the meticulous rendering of the small figures animating the scene.

The calm and poetic atmosphere, the quality of the foliage, and the subtlety of the cloudy sky place this work within the great tradition of Dutch landscapes from the second half of the 17th century.

A very beautiful antique panel presented in a substantial, molded blackened frame, likely from the 18th or 19th century, which is particularly decorative.

Some visible wear and slight scuffing, without detracting from the viewing of the work

Panel dimensions: 32.5 x 40 cm

Frame sold separately: €900

Comparables in public auctions

Attributed to Roelof Jansz. VAN VRIES (c.1631–c.1681) Landscape with a View Through Trees
Lot No. 575 Oil on wood 41 x 36 cm
Hammer price: €5,000 Estimate: €6,000 - €8,000 FURNITURE - A COLLECTION OF EMPIRE OBJECTS - FINE PAINTINGS - PAINTINGS OF THE 18th-19th-20th CENTURY - SCULPTURE AND WORKS OF ART - MODERN ART - RUSSIAN ART - JEWELRY - EGYPTIAN ART - ASIAN ART - FOLK ART June 16, 2010 Hampel Munich, Germany
Reproduced on page 271 of the catalog

Attributed to Roelof Jansz. VAN VRIES (c.1631–c.1681) Landscape with figural staffage
Lot No. 1000 Oil on wood 40.5 x 53 cm Hammer price: €3,000 Price including fees: €3,870
Estimate: €3,000 - €5,000
Fine Art 06/02/2021 Van Ham Kunstauktionen Cologne, Germany
Provenance: Private collection, Germany.
Reproduced on page 71 of the catalog

Attributed to Roelof Jansz. VAN VRIES (c.1631–c.1681) Landscape with Castle Ruins
Lot No. 1105 Oil on wood 84 x 60 cm
Hammer price: €5,500
Antiquitäten & Moderne Kunst 11/30/2014 Kunstauktionshaus Schloss Ahlden GmbH Ahlden, Germany
Details Reproduced on page 361 of the catalog

Attributed to Roelof Jansz. VAN VRIES (c.1631–c.1681) Group of Figures in Front of an Abandoned Building
Lot No. 42 Oil on panel 61 x 48.5 cm
Hammer price: €5,400
Archaeology - Antique Drawings and Paintings - Electric Trains - Works of Art and Fine Furnishings - Tapestries - Rugs
May 23, 2014 Beaussant Lefèvre & Associés DROUOT-RICHELIEU, Paris,
Reproduced on page 10 of the catalog

Attributed to Roelof Jansz. VAN VRIES (c.1631–c.1681) Landscape with a View Through TreesLot No. 575 Oil on wood 41 x 36 cm Hammer price: €5,000 Estimate: €6,000 – €8,000
FURNITURE - A COLLECTION OF EMPIRE OBJECTS - FINE PAINTINGS - PAINTINGS OF THE 18th-19th-20th CENTURY - SCULPTURE AND WORKS OF ART - MODERN ART - RUSSIAN ART - JEWELRY - EGYPTIAN ART - ASIAN ART - FOLK ART 1
June 6, 2010 Hampel Munich, Germany
Reproduced on page 271 of the catalog