An extensive river landscape with travellers by a road, a castle beyond

Details

Claes Dircksz. van der Heck (1571-1649)
An extensive river landscape with travellers by a road, a castle beyond
signed and dated 'c Heck 1641' (lower left)
oil on panel
50.6 x 65.7 cm.

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Lot Essay

Like uncle, Nicolaes Jacobsz. van der Heck (for whom see lot 57), the artist is best known for his depictions of nostalgic antiquarian views of abbeys and castles; in the present lot he shows his quality as an painter of extensive landscapes. Another extensive landscape by Van der Heck, dated 1636, was formerly with the Newhouse Galleries, New York.

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