Ice Scene before the Ruins of Huis te Merwede near Dordrecht

Long after Cuyp’s death, works like this bright winter scene were discovered by British collectors. He quickly became so popular that a veritable Cuyp mania ensued in England. And a total sell-out of his work in the Netherlands…

Aelbert Cuyp, Ice Scene before the Ruins of Huis te Merwede near Dordrecht, c. 1655, Panel, 64 x 89 cm, Private collection