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The 17th-century Dutch painter Jan Wijnants is known for his landscapes, a field in which his career developed from Haarlem to Amsterdam. Born in Haarlem in 1632, he died in Amsterdam on 23 January 1684. According to the biographical source, he began painting shortly before 1650, in connection with the dune landscapes around Haarlem and the work of Dirck Wijntrack, a painter of fields.
His father, also named Jan, was an art dealer and a member of the Haarlem Guild from 1642. Wijnants is documented in Haarlem until his departure for Amsterdam, around 1660; he collaborated with Wijntrack in 1650 and co-signed La Maison de campagne (The Country House) with him in 1654. In Amsterdam, he is said to have bought an inn to supplement his income. The biographical source also describes him as the teacher of Adriaen van de Velde.
Two oil-on-canvas landscapes held by the Wallace Collection in London provide points of reference for his work: Paysage avec un arbre nu (Landscape with a Bare Tree), dated 1659, and Paysage avec du bétail (Landscape with Cattle), dated 1661. The Musée Fabre in Montpellier holds Paysage aux chasseurs (Landscape with Hunters), an oil on canvas dated circa 1660–1670. An auction catalogue also lists under his name a small oil on wood titled Hügelige Landschaft (Hilly Landscape), bearing a partial signature; its provenance mentions Kunsthandlung Abels in Cologne, followed by a private collection in Hesse.
This profile brings together identity references for Jan Wijnants and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.
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Oil on wood
Landschaft mit Brücke
Öl auf Holz
Catalogue period : 2021-06-18
Published result : 4500 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 2000–3000
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Oil on wood
Hügelige Landschaft
Öl auf Holz
Auction date : 2018-09-19
Published result : 7440 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 2000
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Oil on canvas
Umkreis Hirten mit weidenden Kühen in einer hügeligen Landschaft
Öl auf Leinwand
Catalogue period : 2018-06-22
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 1500–2200
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Oil on oak panel
Umkreis
Öl auf Eichenholz
Catalogue period : 2017-11-10
Published result : 4000 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 5000
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Oil on canvas
nach Dünenlandschaft mit Falknern
Öl auf Leinwand
Attribution ou qualification signalée dans le catalogue
Catalogue period : 2020-06-22
Attribution recorded in catalogue
Published result : 600 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 600–900
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Oil on canvas
nach Dünenlandschaft mit Falknern
Öl auf Leinwand
Attribution ou qualification signalée dans le catalogue
Catalogue period : 2020-03-23
Attribution recorded in catalogue
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 800–1200
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