Willem de Heusch
Eight miniature Italianate landscapes
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December 16, 02:51 PM GMT
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1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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Willem de Heusch
Utrecht 1625 - 1692
Eight miniature Italianate landscapes
a set of eight, all oil on panel, framed as one
unframed: one: 2 x 3.8 cm.;¾ x 1½ in.; the rest: 1.6 x 3.8 cm.;⅝ x 1½ in.;
framed: 16.7 x 17.2 cm.; 6⅝ x 6¾ in.
Private collection, Sweden.
Willem de Heusch was born in Utrecht in 1625 but travelled to Italy in the 1650s. Like his contemporary, Jan Both, he was much inspired by the open landscapes and warm Italian light. This series of eight tiny landscapes is painted in miniaturist detail, a technique de Heusch also employs for his paintings on a larger scale.