4206 - Barend Gael, Horseman on the Outskirts of a Village

Barend Gael, Horseman on the Outskirts of a Village A nobleman on a white horse outside a village, talking to the villagers; on the right, three figures by a fire, with a cauldron simmering on the fire; on the left the village buildings, with a vast landscape in the background; Old Master-style painting by a Dutch artist, oil on canvas, signed ‘B. Gael’ in the lower left-hand corner; on the reverse, old labels with attributions to Gael; canvas lined; signs of age; retouching, in a gilt frame, slightly dented, inner dimensions 33 x 29 cm. Artist information: Dutch painter (1630 in Haarlem - 1698 in Amsterdam), third son of the painter Cornelis Adriaensz. Gael, possibly a pupil of Philips Wouwerman; first known independent works around 1657; moved to Amsterdam in the 1660s; his work is characterised above all by landscapes and genre scenes in the style of Philips Wouwerman, however, his landscapes and the scenic backgrounds in the works of his fellow Haarlem artists are also inspired by them.