One of the first dedicated landscape specialists who met the rising demand for ‘views’, his figures reveal his true interest in his motifs.
van Ruisdael
Trees in snowy landscapes, as painted by Bruegel, van Ruisdael, Courbet, and a multitude of Impressionists. A Wintry feast.
His old oaks were saplings during the Middle Ages, and he was a great influence on Gainsborough, Constable, and others.
The Eclectic Light Company 