Abraham van der Hoef - Cavalry Battle
Abraham van der Hoef
Cavalry Battle
Oil on panel. 46.5 x 63.5 cm.
On the rolling hills, a wild battle rages with hundreds of cavalrymen spreading up into the mountains. In this composition, the Dutch battle painter — aptly named "van der Hoef" — contrasts a black horse riding away in the right foreground with a rearing white horse in the left middle ground.
A comparable depiction in terms of motifs, composition, and execution quality can be found in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam (inv. no. SK-A-1753).
Provenance
Private collection, Belgium.
Abraham van der Hoef
Cavalry Battle
Oil on panel. 46.5 x 63.5 cm.
On the rolling hills, a wild battle rages with hundreds of cavalrymen spreading up into the mountains. In this composition, the Dutch battle painter — aptly named "van der Hoef" — contrasts a black horse riding away in the right foreground with a rearing white horse in the left middle ground.
A comparable depiction in terms of motifs, composition, and execution quality can be found in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam (inv. no. SK-A-1753).
Provenance
Private collection, Belgium.
