Mid-17th-Century Dutch School, Mountainous Landscape With Wood, River & Figures

Mid-17th-Century Dutch School, Mountainous Landscape With Wood, River & FiguresThis mid 17th century Dutch landscape painting, executed in oil on canvas, depicts travellers moving through a broad river valley beneath dramatic mountainous peaks. Set within an expansive panorama, the scene combines a dark wooded foreground with a luminous middle distance and a hilltop fortress. On the left, a dense curtain of trees frames the composition and creates a strong 'repoussoir effect', guiding the eye towards the meandering river and the

But alongside his work as a ‘decorative painter’

Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 22½” x 27” / 57cm x 69cmYear of creation: c

Also known as a ‘cocked hat’

depicts the Commedia dell’Arte performing in a busy Italian village square

the Windsor Castle formed part of Donald Currie’s Castle Line fleet

Artist’s auction maximum: £47

In memoirs

This early 20th-century oil painting by Swedish artist Sam Uhrdin (1886-1964) depicts a rustic interior with a woman knitting while her baby sleeps in a wooden cot

each element carefully rendered with precision and obsessive accuracy

Rising swiftly through the ranks

who subsequently gained work at a travelling theatre company

The painting was relined during the 19th-century and carries what appears to be a Christie’s stencil on the reverse