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This is a landscape full of sunshine, energy and life. The strong sweeping curve of the track dominates the middle of the picture. Two greyhounds bound along while a horseman and his companion chat easily as they go, and in the distance a pedlar with his pack ambles along behind them. The woodland to the right is in full summer leaf and the tree canopies seem to billow upwards like the cumulus clouds which bloom in the luminous sky. But up front, filling more than a third of the canvas, are the dramatic outlines of two blasted trees. The nearer one is thrust towards us, its limbs fallen, a few dead branches like sharp fracture lines across the sky. It is a visual device, framing the composition and creating a greater sense of depth to the landscape.
Title
A Landscape with Two Dead Trees, and Two Sportsmen with Dogs on a Sandy Road
Date
probably 1665-75
Medium
Oil on oak
Measurements
H 29 x W 36.8 cm
Accession number
NG972
Acquisition method
Wynn Ellis Bequest, 1876
Work type
Painting
The National Gallery, London
Trafalgar Square, London, Greater London WC2N 5DN England
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