Quality in Detail. The Juli and Andrew Wieg Collection
Quality in Detail. The Juli and Andrew Wieg Collection
Matthias Withoos
Wooded landscape with ducks chased by a bird of prey
Lot Closed
March 24, 03:15 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Matthias Withoos
Amersfoort 1627 - 1703 Hoorn
Wooded landscape with ducks chased by a bird of prey
signed lower right: Mwithoos
oil on canvas
unframed: 67.6 x 90.5 cm.; 26 5/8 x 35 5/8 in.
framed: 80.5 x 103.5 cm.; 31 3/4 x 40 3/4 in.
Acquired for the Wieg collection in a sale in the late 1980s.
Matthias Withoos's most significant and recognisable works are dark and mysterious landscapes, often populated with a variety of meticulously depicted animals. In the present work, a large bird of prey, his wings wide open in the centre of the composition, chases three ducks in a forest near the dam of a small river. Withoos was clearly concerned with the depiction of atmosphere and light, seen here in the contrast between the dark foliage in the foreground, scattered with small white brush strokes for the flowers, and the pale pinkish light surrounding the distant view of the mountain. During his lifetime, Withoos' works became extremely popular among his contemporaries, fetching high prices on the art market.