Sunlit landscape

Details

Cornelis Lieste (Haarlem 1817-1861)
Sunlit landscape
signed 'C. Lieste' (lower left)
oil on panel
58 x 80 cm.

Provenance

Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, Amsterdam, 24 April 2006, lot 33, where acquired by the present owner.

Literature

Peter Carpreau a.o., Een Romantische Kijk, Brussels, 2011, p. 98, no. 42.
Guido de Werd, A Romantic Journey: Masterpieces form the Rademakers Collection, Eindhoven, 2014, p. 122, no. 40.
Erno Kiljan, Antoon Erftemeijer, Ursula Geisselbrecht-Capecki a.o., Cornelis Lieste (1817-1861) - schilder van het licht, Cleves, 2016, p. 196, ill. 99 (cover).

Exhibited

Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum / The Hague, Gemeentemuseum / Leuven, M-Museum / Cleves, B.C. Koekkoek-Haus / Tallinn, Kumu Kunstimuuseum / Helsinki, Sinebrychoff Art Museum / Riga, Art Museum Riga Bourse / Prague, National Gallery, Salmovský Palace, A Romantic View, 29 October 2010-1 September 2013, no. 42.
Luxembourg, Musée National d’Histoire et d’Art / ’s Hertogenbosch, het Noordbrabants Museum, A Romantic Journey, 3 April 2014-25 January 2015, no 55 (40).
Cleves, B.C. Koekkoek-Haus, Cornelis Lieste (1817-1861) - schilder van het licht, 21 February-19 June 2016.

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Lot Essay

Together with his contemporary and fellow countryman, Barend Cornelis Koekkoek, Cornelis Lieste was one of the leading landscapists of his time. This particular picture unites the various qualities of Lieste's artistic and romantic genius. In his realistic impression, he balances the tranquility and stillness of the landscape with the warmth and brilliance of colours, creating an absorbing atmosphere of a summer's evening. An attractive picture that featured on the cover of the recent monographic exhibition on Lieste's life and work (B.C. Koekkoek-haus, Cleves, Cornelis Lieste, schilder van het licht, 21 February-19 June 2016).

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