Jan Both (Follower), Idyllic River Landscape With Figures Miniature Note how he’s used contrasting

Note how he’s used contrasting marks for each of the main elements - compare the trees with their vigorous power to the milder horizontal forms of the lighter plains beyond

Christie’s stencil

we can see his skill for capturing the profile of a figure with minimal detailing and a monochromatic palette

The arrangement itself is full of small pleasures

Jan Both (Follower), Idyllic River Landscape With Figures Miniature Note how he’s used contrastingThis early 18th century Dutch oil painting depicts figures in a picturesque backlit river landscape. Its influenced by the works of Jan Both (1615 1652). A falling sun casts an atmospheric glow, rendered in a gentle gradient of tints, illuminating the partially obscured horizon and spilling into the river. Its distinctly Claudian, with the foreground in shadow, broken by flickers of crisp foliage and highlights on the forms of resting figures. The