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1682 Amsterdam, Holland - 1749 Amsterdam, Holland. Known for: Lush floral arrangements and landscape painting.
Jan van Huysum, also spelled Huijsum, (April 15, 1682, Amsterdam - February 8, 1749, Amsterdam) was a Dutch painter. He was the brother of Jacob van Huysum, and the son of Justus van Huysum, who is... Read full biography
Jan van Huysum, also spelled Huijsum, (April 15, 1682, Amsterdam - February 8, 1749, Amsterdam) was a Dutch painter. He was the brother of Jacob van Huysum, and the son of Justus van Huysum, who is said to have been expeditious in decorating doorways, screens and vases. A picture by Justus is... Read full biography
Jan van Huysum, also spelled Huijsum, (April 15, 1682, Amsterdam - February 8, 1749, Amsterdam) was a Dutch painter. He was the brother of Jacob van Huysum, and the son of Justus van Huysum, who is said to have been expeditious in decorating doorways, screens and vases. A picture by Justus is preserved in the gallery of Brunswick, representing "Orpheus and the Beasts in a wooded landscape", and here we have some explanation of his son's fondness for landscapes of a conventional and Arcadian... Read full biography
Jan van Huysum, also spelled Huijsum, (April 15, 1682, Amsterdam - February 8, 1749, Amsterdam) was a Dutch painter. He was the brother of Jacob van Huysum, and the son of Justus van Huysum, who is said to have been expeditious in decorating doorways, screens and vases. A picture by Justus is preserved in the gallery of Brunswick, representing "Orpheus and the Beasts in a wooded landscape", and here we have some explanation of his son's fondness for landscapes of a conventional and Arcadian kind; for Jan van Huysum, though skilled as a painter of still life, believed himself to possess the genius of a landscape painter. Half his pictures in public galleries are landscapes, views of imaginary lakes and harbours with impossible ruins and... Read full biography
Jan van Huysum, also spelled Huijsum, (April 15, 1682, Amsterdam - February 8, 1749, Amsterdam) was a Dutch painter. He was the brother of Jacob van Huysum, and the son of Justus van Huysum, who is said to have been expeditious in decorating doorways, screens and vases. A picture by Justus is preserved in the gallery of Brunswick, representing "Orpheus and the Beasts in a wooded landscape", and here we have some explanation of his son's fondness for landscapes of a conventional and Arcadian kind; for Jan van Huysum, though skilled as a painter of still life, believed himself to possess the genius of a landscape painter. Half his pictures in public galleries are landscapes, views of imaginary lakes and harbours with impossible ruins and classic edifices, and woods of tall and motionless trees-the whole very glossy and smooth, and entirely lifeless. The earliest dated w... Read full biography
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Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeGreen grapes on the vine with morning glory,pink and white hollyhocks, walnuts, a pomagranata, raspberries, and other fruit, a small Tortoiseshell butterfly and other insects with a landscape with birch trees beyond
Jan Van Huysum Auction: 07/08/2005Lot: 115Subscribe or get free alerts
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Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeA festoon of flowers hanging from a red ribbon in a stone niche with a bird's nest
Jan Van Huysum Auction: 07/06/2006Lot: 62Subscribe or get free alerts
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Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeA STILL LIFE OF POPPIES IN A TERRACOTTA VASE, ROSES, A CARNATION AND OTHER FLOWERS WITH A BIRD'S NEST ON A MARBLE LEDGE
Jan Van Huysum Auction: 12/03/2014Lot: 5Subscribe or get free alerts
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