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Jan Wyck17th Century Oil Painting of Magnificent Horse 'The Grey Arabian'1680
1680
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Jan WYCK (1652-1702, Dutch)
The Grey Arabian
oil on canvas
Signed J Wyck
78 x 88 cm canvas size
108 x 98 cm; inc frame
This magnificent work by Jan Wyck must be regarded as one of the most significant examples of early equestrian art in England. It has an intelligence of characterisation that marks it out as being part of that true movement of English equestrian art, a movement in which the understanding of the horse becomes a fundamental part of the history of art, as it does for two and a half centuries, in a way that happens in no other country. It is also a work entirely of its era, Baroque in its elegance and landscape, romantic in its individuality, confident in needing no squire or groom.
The painting is all the more fascinating, all the more powerful, for it being classically representative of a new Baroque portrayal of equine individuality and confidence. Before this period magnificent beasts were certainly committed to canvas, but they - like Van Dyck's rearing and testosterone-filled chargers - were so often merely Roman animals, there to act as seating for uncertain emperors and diminutive kings. The portraits were seldom about the horses themselves. It was partly, perhaps, the rise of sporting art at the end of the seventeenth century, combined with a more fervent pursuit of luxury and leisure - one cannot ignore the influence that Louis XIV's court and his love of hunting must have had on the future Charles II - that allowed art to stray towards the horse as prime subject matter. Certainly, it was also the more direct influence of Wyck himself who brought the Dutch equestrian portrait genre to England. His oil studies of individual horses are perhaps his most original contribution to the history of English art. One further contribution that cannot be ignored - he taught the great John Wootton, who went on to exemplify English equestrian and military art in the 18th century.
- Creator:Jan Wyck (1645 - 1700, Dutch)
- Creation Year:1680
- Dimensions:Height: 42.52 in (108 cm)Width: 38.59 in (98 cm)
- More Editions & Sizes:UniquePrice: $194,661
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- Period:Mid-17th Century
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- Gallery Location:London, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU67338421662
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