Dirk-Raphaelsz Camphuysen (Workshop), River Landscape With Figures & Crossing

Dirk-Raphaelsz Camphuysen (Workshop), River Landscape With Figures & CrossingThis finely balanced early 17th century oil painting, attributed to the workshop of Dutch artist Dirk Raphaelsz Camphuysen (1586 1627), depicts a broad river dividing two settled banks, animated by small groups of figures. In the foreground, a well dressed couple pause on a path beneath mature trees, accompanied by a child and a dog. The woman gestures gently across the water, while her companion takes her hand their attention directed toward the

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The colouring is accomplished and dynamic

Signed illegibly in the lower right and held within its original frame

Research is ongoing with regard to this unusual nuance

much like his contemporary Thomas Sidney Cooper (1803-1902)

greys and soft greens

not yet confrontational - just the pause of being observed

Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 25” x 21” / 63cm x 53cmYear of creation: c

Originally it was performed to the simple sounds of the castanets and singing but when Brown visited

Short was born in Lyndhurst

Housed within a period frame and signed/dated

in this lyrical work from around 1890