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Life of PHILIPS WOUWERMAN


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  The most celebrated member of a family of Dutch painters from Haarlem, where he worked virtually all his life. He became a member of the painters guild in 1640 and is said by a contemporary source to have been a pupil of Frans Hals. The only thing he has in common with Hals, however, is his nimble brushwork, for he specialized in landscapes of hilly country with horses - cavalry skirmishes, camps, hunts, travellers halting outside an inn, and so on. In this genre he was immensely prolific and also immensely successful.
  He had many imitators, including his brother Peter (1623-1682), and his great popularity continued throughout the 18th century. Subsequently he has perhaps been underrated, for although his work generally follows a successful formula, he maintained a high quality; his draughtsmanship is elegant, his composition sure, his colouring delicate, and his touch lively.
  
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Two Horses
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Cavalier Holding a Dappled Grey Horse
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Cavalry Battle in front of a Burning Mill
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Dune Landscape
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Ships Foundering in Stormy Seas
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The Halt at a Gypsy Camp
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A Hawking Party
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The Horse Fair
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Landscape with Peasants by a Cottage
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Rider's Rest Place
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