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Jan Looten — A Mountainous Landscape With Travellers On A Path Near A Waterfall And A Draughtsman On A Rock, A Town Beyond
Jan Looten

A Mountainous Landscape With Travellers On A Path Near A Waterfall And A Draughtsman On A Rock, A Town Beyond

A sweeping mountainous landscape unfolds across the canvas, where travellers make their way along a winding path beside a cascading waterfall, while a draughtsman sits perched upon a rocky outcrop, quietly capturing the scene before him. Jan Looten renders the rugged terrain with rich, layered tones, contrasting the dynamic energy of the rushing water with the stillness of the figures at rest. In the distance, the soft silhouette of a town emerges beyond the peaks, lending the composition a sense of depth and the quiet poetry of human life nestled within nature's grandeur.

Medium
oil on canvas

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The SØR Rusche Collection Online

May 1, 2019

Estimate: $5,000$7,000

Lot 224

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Jan Looten, A Mountainous Landscape With Travellers On A Path Near A Waterfall And A Draughtsman On A Rock, A Town Beyond

A sweeping mountainous landscape unfolds across the canvas, where travellers make their way along a winding path beside a cascading waterfall, while a draughtsman sits perched upon a rocky outcrop, quietly capturing the scene before him. Jan Looten renders the rugged terrain with rich, layered tones, contrasting the dynamic energy of the rushing water with the stillness of the figures at rest. In the distance, the soft silhouette of a town emerges beyond the peaks, lending the composition a sense of depth and the quiet poetry of human life nestled within nature's grandeur.

Medium
oil on canvas
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Landscape Painting, Baroque, Dutch Golden Age, Figures In Landscape, Mountainous Scenery, 17th Century, Waterfall, Oil on Canvas

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