Jan Mijtens Sold at Auction Prices

Portrait painter, Genre Painter, b. 1614 - d. 1670

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Nov. 15, 2023
Circle of Johannes Mijtens (1614-1670)
Est: €4,000 - €6,000
A portrait of Catharina van Beaumont (1637-1730) and her son Johan de Witt (1668-1724), oil on canvas, 72x59,5 cm, Provenance:-Collection of the family of the sitter, thence by descent to the present owners , Painted circa 1668-1671.The present portrait depicts Catharina van Beaumont (1637-1730) and her son Johan de Witt (1668-1724). In 1667 Catharina van Beaumont married Johan de Witt (1618-1676), amongst others a member and ‘schepen' of the city of Dordrecht.The family's coats of armour are attached to the seventeenth century frame.
Venduehuis der Notarissen
May. 26, 2023
ATTRIBUTED TO JOHANES MYTENS (THE HAGUE, 1614 - 1670)
Est: €20,000 - €25,000
Attributed to Johanes Mytens (The Hague, 1614 - 1670) 'The Abduction of Europa. Margaret Cavendish' Oil on canvas. Relined. 132 x 185 cm. Depiction of the Duchess of Newcastle, Margaret Cavendish, as the Goddess Europa.
La Suite Subastas
May. 25, 2023
Portrait of a young lady as Diana, possibly Françoise van Aerssen (1642-1720)
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
Jan Mytens The Hague 1614 - 1670 Portrait of a young lady as Diana, possibly Françoise van Aerssen (1642-1720) oil on canvas canvas: 42 ⅛ by 33 in.; 107 by 83.8 cm. framed: 47 ¼ by 38 ¼ in.; 120 by 97.2 cm.
Sotheby's
May. 25, 2023
JAN MIJTENS (C. 1614-1670) Double portrait of two children in a landscape,
Est: £40,000 - £60,000
JAN MIJTENS (C. 1614-1670) Double portrait of two children in a landscape, a dog at their side oil on canvas 31 x 40 3/8 in. (78.7 x 102.1 cm.)
Christie's
Apr. 28, 2023
**Jan Mijtens (attributed to)
Est: $3,000 - $6,000
**Jan Mijtens (attributed to) (Dutch, 1614-1670) HISTORICAL PORTRAIT: (Gentleman and his wife as Rebecca and Eliezer at the well) oil on canvas, framed, unsigned H38" W49" Provenance: Sotheby's-Amsterdam (12 May 1992, Lot 17) Christie's-Amsterdam (9 Mar 1999, Lot 28) Christie's-Amsterdam (7 Mar 2000, Lot 107) Private collection
Charlton Hall
Jun. 30, 2022
Jan Mytens, um 1614 Den Haag – 1670 ebenda
Est: €8,000 - €10,000
PORTRAIT DER MARIE VON ORANIEN-NASSAU, PFALZGRÄFIN VON SIMMERN (1642 – 1688) Öl auf Leinwand. Doubliert. 43,3 x 33,2 cm. Links mittig signiert „G.Mijtens“. In dekorativem Rahmen. Vor einem hohen Felsen, der nach rechts den Blick in eine Landschaft unter abendlichem Himmel freilässt, das Halbportrait der jungen Prinzessin aus dem Haus Oranien leicht nach rechts. Sie trägt ein elegantes, weiß-rosafarbenes Seidenkleid mit weitem Dekolleté und einen dünnen Schal, den sie mit den zarten Fingern ihrer rechten Hand hält. Zudem hat sie braune lockige Haare, trägt Perlenschmuck um den Hals und an den Ohren und blickt nachdenklich mit ihren glänzenden, braunen Augen aus dem Bild heraus. Minimale Retuschen. (1300604) (1) (18) Anmerkung: Die niederländische Prinzessin heiratete 1666 den Pfalzgraf Ludwig Heinrich Moritz von Simmern (1640-1674); das Gemälde dürfte vor ihrer Eheschließung um 1660/ 1665 entstanden sein. Da die Ehe kinderlos blieb, erlosch mit dem Tod ihres Mannes die Linie Simmern-Kaiserslautern. Literatur: Alexandra Nina Bauer, Jan Mijtens (1613/14-1670). Leben und Werk, Petersberg 2006, P. 200, Nr. A 68, Abb. 68.
Hampel Fine Art Auctions
Jun. 22, 2022
JOHANNES MYTENS OR JAN MIJTENS (Holland, c.1614-1670). "The Rape of Europa. Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle, portrayed as the Goddess Europa. Oil on canvas. Relined. Frame from the 19th century.
Est: €45,000 - €50,000
JOHANNES MYTENS OR JAN MIJTENS (Holland, c.1614-1670). "The Rape of Europa. Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle, portrayed as the Goddess Europa. Oil on canvas. Re-tinted. Frame from the 19th century. Measurements: 132 x 185,5 cm. The piece has restorations. Jan Mytens is one of the most important Dutch painters of the time and he specialised in the portrait of personalities and aristocrats, both in his country and in England. In the present work he depicts Margaret Cavendish as the Goddess Europa following the mythological story of the Rape of Europa by Zeus transformed into a Bull. The theme depicted here is taken from Ovid's Metamorphoses (Book II): Europa was the beautiful daughter of the king of Tyre. Zeus fell in love with her beauty when she was walking on the beach, so he decided to metamorphose into a bull, the young girl's favourite animal. Europa began to caress the animal until she was on his back. At that moment Zeus threw himself into the sea. To prevent her from falling, the young woman held on to the horns and the animal flew away from the shore until it reached Crete. Mytens's treatment of the subject is so different from that of Rubens and Rembrandt, who differed from each other at the same time. Mytens focuses on the moment of complete confidence of the lady mounted on Zeus, before he sets off on the run. Rubens, on the other hand (following Titian), was interested in the convulsion of the female body, attached to the bull only by the horn. Rembrandt, on the other hand, depicted the actual abduction, the escape by sea. Mytens's composition is peaceful, despite the dense, silver-golden sky that heralds the abduction. This allows him to give priority to the description of the velvety smooth clothes, the jewels reflecting the cold light that bathes the atmosphere, the Ivorian flesh tones... The skilful work of glazes on the scarf fluttering in the wind stands out. The animal gaze is full of radiance, in contrast to his woolly body. Eros, foreshortened, approaches with his arrow, and three cherubs lead Zeus. The volumetric work of the bodies, modelled by light and colour, and the sensual plasticity of qualities and atmospheres are outstanding. He is an important exponent of the Dutch Baroque, which in turn is impregnated with Flemish plastic art. Johannes Mytens was a painter of the Dutch Golden Age. He was born in The Hague. According to Houbraken, he was a pupil of Anthony van Opstal and later of Nicolas van der Horst. His two uncles Isaac Mijtens and Daniël Mijtens were painters, and his son Cornelis became an engraver. Mytens became a member of the Guild of Saint Luke in The Hague in 1642 and helped establish the Painting Guild. He painted for Dutch royalty and specialised in portraits, genre paintings and historical allegories. His pupils were Nicolaes Lissant, Gerard de Nijst, Adriaen Stalpert van der Wiele, Pouels van de Velde, Andries Thijsz. de Wit, and Urbanus Talibert van Yperen. Died in The Hague. Margaret Cavendish (1623-1673), Duchess of Newcastle, was an English aristocrat, philosopher, poet, scientist, playwright and fiction writer active in the 17th century. She published under her own name at a time when most women published anonymously. Her writings cover a wide range of issues including gender, power, education, scientific method and philosophy. She was the first woman to be inducted into the Royal Society of London in 1667. She was associated with the most important scholars of her time such as Thomas Hobbes, René Descartes and Robert Boyle among many others. She was considered an eccentric for her peculiar way of behaving and dressing outside of convention. She is also considered a pioneering advocate for animals, opposing their use in laboratory tests.
Setdart Auction House
Mar. 31, 2022
Jan Mytens, um 1614 Den Haag – 1670 ebenda
Est: €8,000 - €10,000
PORTRAIT DER MARIE VON ORANIEN-NASSAU, PFALZGRÄFIN VON SIMMERN (1642-1688) Öl auf Leinwand. Doubliert. 43,3 x 33,2 cm. Links mittig signiert „G.Mijtens“. In dekorativem Rahmen. Vor einem hohen Felsen, der nach rechts den Blick in eine Landschaft unter abendlichem Himmel freilässt, das Halbportrait der jungen Prinzessin aus dem Haus Oranien leicht nach rechts. Sie trägt ein elegantes, weiß-rosafarbenes Seidenkleid mit weitem Dekolleté und einen dünnen Schal, den sie mit den zarten Fingern ihrer rechten Hand hält. Zudem hat sie braune lockige Haare, trägt Perlenschmuck um den Hals und an den Ohren und blickt nachdenklich mit ihren glänzenden, braunen Augen aus dem Bild heraus. Minimale Retuschen. Anmerkung: Die niederländische Prinzessin heiratete 1666 den Pfalzgraf Ludwig Heinrich Moritz von Simmern (1640- 1674); das Gemälde dürfte vor ihrer Eheschließung um 1660/ 1665 entstanden sein. Da die Ehe kinderlos blieb, erlosch mit dem Tod ihres Mannes die Linie Simmern-Kaiserslautern. Literatur: Alexandra Nina Bauer, Jan Mijtens (1613/14-1670). Leben und Werk, Petersberg 2006, P. 200, Nr. A 68, Abb. 68. (1300604) (1) (18)
Hampel Fine Art Auctions
Dec. 03, 2021
Jan Mytens (Dutch, 1604-1670) Portrait of a gentleman standing before a cliff, t
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
Jan Mytens (Dutch, 1604-1670) Portrait of a gentleman standing before a cliff, three-quarter length, 1666 Oil on canvas 46-1/2 x 37 inches (118.1 x 94.0 cm) Signed lower center: Mytens Fe. / 1666 PROVENANCE: Sale: Auction Monteforte, Worth Park, July 18, 1915, lot 680; Collection of Booth Tarkington; Christie's, London, November 24, 1961, lot 118 (160 gns to Nicholls); Private collection. LITERATURE: A.N. Bauer, Jan Mijtens (1613/14-1670): Leben und Werk, Petersberg, 2006, cat. no. A20 (Accepted Works), p. 173, illustrated p. 367 (as Portrait of an unknown man in a landscape, present location unknown, 1666). As A. N. Bauer has noted (see LITERATURE), the sitter's pose in this portrait featuring an arm struck confidently on the hip and the other hanging loosely is one Jan Mijtens used most frequently in his portraits of men, and notably, men of distinction. Portraits adopting a closely comparable pose include Mijtens' likenesses of Christian Huygens (circa 1655-1660; cat. no. A5), Jacob de Witte (1660, cat. A97), Johan de Geer (circa 1665-1670, cat. A18), Binnert Heringa Sirtems van Grovestins (1669-1670, cat. A107), Lord Carnstoun (cat. A11), and Johan van Arnhem (cat. A12). HID01801242017
Heritage Auctions
Jul. 24, 2021
Jan Mijtens (Dutch, 1614-1670), "Daifilo Pours Granida a Drink of Water,"
Est: $15,000 - $25,000
Jan Mijtens (Dutch, 1614-1670) "Daifilo Pours Granida a Drink of Water," ca. 1646-1659 oil on wood panel unsigned, Christie's labels en verso. Framed. 29-1/8" x 23-5/8", framed 37-3/8" x 32-1/8" Provenance: Christie's, New York, New York, April 6, 2006, lot 255; Sotheby's, London, England, December 8, 2016, lot 140; Bonhams, London, England, July 4, 2018, lot 92. Literature: According to sales records from Sotheby's and Bonhams, the attribution of the work to Mijtens was confirmed in 2006 for the Christie's sale by Dr. Rudi Eckart; and it was confirmed again in 2016 for the Sotheby's sale by Dr. Fred Meijer. Both have suggested a date before 1660.
New Orleans Auction Galleries
Jun. 09, 2020
Jan Mijtens
Est: €8,000 - €12,000
Please note the exact Buyer’s Premium charges which can be found in the Conditions of Sale in the Terms below. (The Hague 1613/14–1670) A portrait of two noblewomen with Cupid, signed lower right: Mytens, oil on canvas, 132 x 127 cm, framed Provenance: Aristocratic collection, Southern Germany The present work bears a label on the reserve identifying the sitters as Queen Henrietta Maria of England with her Lady-in-waiting. A comparable work by Mijtens is listed in A. N. Bauer, Jan Mijtens, Petersberg 2006, p. 265, no. A 142, ill. p. 420. The lady on the right in the painting listed in the monograph has been tentatively identified as Marie-Euphrosine von der Pfalz-Zweibrücken (1625-1681), Countess de la Gardie.
Dorotheum
May. 30, 2020
Jan Mijtens, Portrait of Albertine Agnes of Orange-Nassau, Princess of Nassau-Diez, as Diana
Est: €18,000 - €24,000
Albertine Agnes was born in The Hague in 1634 as the daughter of Prince Frederick Henry of Orange (1584-1647), governor of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders and Overijssel, and his wife Amalie Countess of Solms-Braunfels. In 1652 she married her cousin Count Wilhelm Friedrich of Nassau-Diez, the governor of the northern provinces of Friesland, Drenthe and Groningen, who was more than twenty years her senior. Through her, the Nassau-Diez line won the claim to the inheritance of the older House of Orange, and her grandson Johann Wilhelm Friso became the founder of the younger House of Orange, from which the present Dutch royal family also originates, even after Wilhelm III died childless in 1702. Together with her three sisters Luise Henriette, Electoress of Brandenburg, Henriette Katharina, Princess of Anhalt-Dessau, and Maria, Countess Palatine of Simmern, Albertine Agnes is probably one of the most portrayed women of her time. Among the artists who painted her were Gerard van Honthorst, Caspar Netscher, Abraham van den Tempel and especially Jan Mijtens, to whom she owed a considerable sum of money for various commissions upon her death. Jan Mijtens also created the most famous depiction of Albertine Agnes, the group portrait of the "Four Sisters of the House of Orange Nassau", which was painted on the occasion of the wedding of the youngest princess in Cleves in 1666 and depicts the four sisters in a landscape below the Schwanenburg (today on loan from the Anhalt Picture Gallery Dessau in Mosigkau Palace). The present portrait was also painted by Jan Mijtens, the leading portraitist in The Hague in the mid-17th century. It shows the young Princess of Nassau-Diez alone in three-quarter length. She wears a yellow silk gown with a transparent scarf and fine pearl jewellery. Attributes of the hunt, such as a spear and two greyhounds, identify the representation as a "portrait historié". This special form of portrait allows the sitters to portray mythological or, less frequently, biblical or literary characters through the use of attributes and costumes. This style of portrait enjoyed particular popularity in the 17th century, especially in France and the northern Netherlands, and was also frequently taken up by Mijtens. Albertine Agnes von Nassau-Diez is here portrayed as Diana, goddess of the hunt. In addition to the attributes mentioned above, the "pteryges", a fringe of fabric strips that falls from the sitter's waist over her skirt, also indicate that this work is intended to represent a classical or mythological character. Several pentimenti, most clearly visible on the sitter's left hand, suggest that our painting is the first version of this type of portrait. Alexandra Nina Bauer lists two almost identical versions in her catalogue raisonné (loc. cit., p. 194, no. 54a and 54 b), one of which is in the Siegerland-Museum in Siegen. We would like to thank Dr. Alexandra Nina Bauer for confirming this work's authenticity on the basis of digital photographs. .
Kunsthaus Lempertz KG
May. 30, 2020
Jan Mijtens, The Crowning of Mirtillo
Est: €80,000 - €90,000
This piece by Jan Mijtens is one of his largest known works, and one of the rarest motifs by this artist. It reflects the spirit of a movement which began in Italy in the late 16th century but had its roots in the poetry of antiquity. Authors such as Horace and Vergil were the first to introduce bucolic motifs into literature. The pastoral genre is an idealisation of nature and life in the countryside as a source of happiness, peace, and harmony in the mythical Arcadia. The most important expression of this genre in the 16th century was the villa architecture of the Veneto and its decorative fresco cycles, but there were also numerous other works of literature and the pictorial arts. Giovanni Battista Guarini's play “Il Pastor Fido” was first performed in Venice in 1590 but it was subsequently published in numerous later editions and even translated into Dutch. Before Mijten's version, the story of Amarillys and Mirtillo had already been depicted in large format compositions by artists such as Anthony van Dyck, Abraham Bloemaert and Ferdinand Bol. They usually chose the scene of the crowning of Mirtillo dressed as a woman. He was the winner of a kissing game which began the love story between Amaryllis and Mirtillo which the work describes. A. N. Bauer (op. cit) dates the present work to the 1660s. It was created at the zenith of Mijtens' artistic career at a time when he was one of the most sought-after and productive artists in The Hague. Mijtens only painted three pastorals. In terms of composition, they are all closely related to his family portraits, in which - like the present work - he also places his groups of figures on either side of a central pathway through the landscape that leads the viewer's gaze into the distance.
Kunsthaus Lempertz KG
Apr. 22, 2020
DUTCH SCHOOL, JOHANNES MIJTENS (1614-1670) AND/OR ENTOURAGE: PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG MAN AS A HUNTER, OIL ON CANVAS, 17TH C.
Est: €1,500 - €2,500
Dutch school, Johannes Mijtens (1614-1670) and/or entourage: Portrait of a young man as a hunter, oil on canvas, 17th C. Work: 95,5 x 68 cm Frame: 113 x 85,9 cm The portrayal of the young man fits perfectly into Mijttens' oeuvre, which consistently reproduced ladies and gentlemen of good origin in this way, as for example can be seen in the portrait of Wolphart van Brederode (link). Also the theme of the hunt was not strange to Mijttens and his surroundings (compare for example with a portrait of most probably Mary of Nassau, link). The reverse with an old auction label.
Coronari Auctions
Dec. 09, 2019
*JOHANNES MIJTENS (1614-1670) (circle)
Est: €2,000 - €3,000
*JOHANNES MIJTENS (1614-1670) (circle) circle Portrait of a lady in front of a landscape. Canvas. See the portrait of Margaretha van Raephorst in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam (canvas, 136 x 104.5 cm, inv. nr. A 285) and the portrait of Maria de Witte François (canvas, 109 x 91 cm, inv. nr. A 747), also in the Rijksmuseum. 115 x 86 cm *JOHANNES MIJTENS (1614-1670) (omgeving) Portret van een edeldame voor landschap. Doek. Te vergelijken met o.a. het portret van Margaretha van Raephorst in het Rijksmuseum te Amsterdam (doek, 136 x 104.5 cm, inv. nr. A 285) en het portret van Maria de Witte François (doek, 109 x 91 cm, inv. nr. A 747), eveneens in het Rijksmuseum. 115 x 86 cm *JOHANNES MIJTENS (1614-1670) (entourage) Portrait d'une dame noble devant paysage. Toile. A comparer avec e.a. le portrait de Margaretha van Raephorst au Rijksmuseum à Amsterdam (toile, 136 x 104.5 cm, nr. d'inv. A 285) et le portrait de Maria de Witte François (toile, 109 x 91 cm, nr. d'inv. A 747), également au Rijksmuseum. 115 x 86 cm
Bernaerts Auctioneers
Dec. 09, 2019
*JOHANNES MIJTENS (1614-1670) (follower)
Est: €2,000 - €3,000
*JOHANNES MIJTENS (1614-1670) (follower) follower Portrait of a lady posing as Diana, goddess of the hunt. Canvas. Fine, Louis XVI period frame. 120 x 84 cm *JOHANNES MIJTENS (1614-1670) (navolger) Portret van een edeldame als Diana, godin van de jacht. Doek. Fraaie eigentijdse Louis XVI kader. 120 x 84 cm *JOHANNES MIJTENS (1614-1670) (suiveur) Portrait d'une dame noble posant en Diane, déesse de la chasse. Toile. Bel encadremenet d'époque Louis XVI. 120 x 84 cm
Bernaerts Auctioneers
Dec. 05, 2019
Flämischer Maler des 17. Jahrhunderts/ Umkreis des Jan Mytens, um 1614 – 1670
Est: €30,000 - €40,000
RAUB DER EUROPA Öl auf Leinwand. 133,5 x 184,5 cm. Ungerahmt. Zeus hatte sich in einen Stier verwandelt und sich unter die königliche Herde der Stiere gemischt, die Mercurius zuvor zum Strand getrieben hat, so näherte er sich Europa, die mit ihren Gefährtinnen am Strand war. Europa selbst hatte ihre Furcht vor dem Stier bald überwunden und ihn bereits mit Blumen geschmückt, die hier als Festons um die Hörner gleiten. Schon traut sie sich auf den Rücken des Stiers, da bewegt sich der Stier ins Wasser und schwimmt aufs offene Meer hinaus. Ein Putto, welcher mit einem weiteren Putto die blauen Zügel des weißen Stieres hält, weist den Weg in die rechts unten befindliche Bildecke, welche ein offenes Gewässer zeigt. Ein Amor, der rechts über Europa und Zeus zu sehen ist, hat offensichtlich einen seiner Pfeile geschossen und somit die Liebe zwischen den beiden evoziert. Besonders die Kopfform und der Ausdruck der dargestellten Europa erinnern an Portraits, die von Jan Mytens überliefert sind. (1211371) (13) Flemish painter of the 17th Century/ circle of Jan Mytens, ca. 1614 – 1670 THE RAPE OF EUROPE Oil on canvas. 133.5 x 184.5 cm. Unframed.
Hampel Fine Art Auctions
Dec. 04, 2019
Jan Mijtens (The Hague c. 1614-1670) - The Crowning of Mirtillo
Est: £100,000 - £150,000
Jan Mijtens (The Hague c. 1614-1670) The Crowning of Mirtillo oil on canvas 61 ½ x 66 7/8 in. (156.3 x 169.8 cm.)
Christie's
Oct. 29, 2019
Jan Mijtens (The Hague 1614-1670) - Portrait of Albertine Agnes van Oranje-Nassau-Diez (1634-1696),...
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
Jan Mijtens (The Hague 1614-1670) Portrait of Albertine Agnes van Oranje-Nassau-Diez (1634-1696),... oil on canvas 40 7/8 x 34 ¾ in. (103.8 x 88.2 cm.)
Christie's
May. 06, 2019
*JOHANNES MIJTENS (1614-1670) (navolger)
Est: €4,000 - €5,000
*JOHANNES MIJTENS (1614-1670) (navolger) XVII/XVIII Portret van een edeldame als Diana, godin van de jacht. Doek. Fraaie eigentijdse Louis XVI kader. 120 x 84 French Translation *JOHANNES MIJTENS (1614-1670) (suiveur) Portrait d'une dame noble posant en Diane, déesse de la chasse. Toile. Bel encadremenet d'époque Louis XVI. 120 x 84 English Translation *JOHANNES MIJTENS (1614-1670) (follower) XVII/ XVIII Portrait of a lady posing as Diana, goddess of the hunt. Canvas. Fine, Louis XVI period frame. 120 x 84
Bernaerts Auctioneers
May. 01, 2019
Jan Mijtens (The Hague 1614-1670) Portrait of Albertine Agnes van Oranje-Na
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
Jan Mijtens (The Hague 1614-1670) Portrait of Albertine Agnes van Oranje-Nassau-Diez (1634-1696),... oil on canvas 40 7/8 x 34 ¾ in. (103.8 x 88.2 cm.)
Christie's
Mar. 27, 2019
Jan MIJTENS La Haye, vers 1614 - 1670 Portrait de famille dans un paysage Huile sur toile
Est: €40,000 - €60,000
Jan MIJTENS La Haye, vers 1614 - 1670 Portrait de famille dans un paysage Huile sur toile Signée et datée 'Joa :Mytins. Fecit. / 1641' en bas à gauche Portrait of a family in a landscape, oil on canvas, signed and dated, by J. Mijtens h: 86 w: 116 cm Provenance : Collection Henri Saladin ; Collection Jean Lullin, Genève ; Sa vente, Londres, Christie's, 21 juin 1968, n° 107 ; Acquis à cette occasion par la galerie Leger, Londres ; Vente anonyme ; Londres, Bonhams, 6 décembre 2006, n° 29 ; Vente anonyme ; Amsterdam, Sotheby's, 11 novembre 2008, n° 44 ; Collection particulière, Belgique Bibliographie : Alexandra Nina Bauer, 'Jan Mijtens (1613/14-1670). Leben und Werk', Petersberg, 2006, p. 237-238, n° A 115, repr. p. 405 Commentaire : Portraitiste le plus en vue à La Haye au milieu du XVIIe siècle, Jan Mytens commence sa formation auprès de son oncle Isaac Mytens et rejoint après 1634 l'atelier de son autre oncle peintre Daniel Mytens (l'ancien). Ce dernier, qui avait été peintre de cour de Charles Ier d'Angleterre, avait vu son style influencé par celui d'Anton van Dyck au contact de cet immense portraitiste à Londres. Il n'est donc pas étonnant de retrouver l'élégance des portraits mondains londoniens dans notre tableau daté de 1641, soit un an avant le mariage de Jan Mytens avec sa cousine Anna, fille de son oncle et maître. Jan Mytens suivra une carrière prospère jalonnée par l'accession à différentes charges et titres. Membre de la guilde de Saint-Luc à La Haye à partir de 1639, il en devient l'un des doyens en 1656. Membre fondateur de la société De pictura, il en devient le dirigeant en 1669-1670 tout en consacrant une partie de son temps à l'instruction de son fils et élève Daniel Mytens (le jeune). Notre ambitieuse composition représente une famille dans un décor de campagne. Il s'agit probablement de riches commerçants au regard de la sobriété de leur habillement. Cette Conversation piece d'influence anglaise est un modèle largement répandu dans le corpus de l'artiste. En marge des portraits d'apparats de plus grands formats, centrés sur les modèles en pied ou à mi-corps, qui parsèment la production des grands peintres tels que Rubens, Van Dyck ou encore Cornelis de Vos, ces portraits de groupes, de dimensions plus modestes, représentent le plus souvent des familles dans leur intérieur ou comme ici dans la nature. Par leur mode de composition, ces Conversation pieces s'apparentent à la peinture de genre, très présente sur les murs des demeures en Flandres et en Hollande, et offrent la possibilité de mises en scènes variées. Ici la nourrice au sein gauche dénudé s'occupe du dernier né des deux enfants - sans doute un garçon si nous tenons compte de l'attention que lui porte le père par le mouvement de ses mains - alors que la belle épouse tient le symbole de l'amour au centre de la toile et que la fille aînée arrive à droite, suivi d'une servante ou dame de compagnie. La tenue vestimentaire de la fille ainée correspond à la dernière mode du début des années 1640. Tant cette tenue de prix que la revendication d'une attache rurale sont l'expression d'une ascension sociale, celle d'un commerçant qui revendique le statut d'un gentilhomme. Estimation 40 000 - 60 000 €
Artcurial
Mar. 12, 2019
Jan Mytens (1614-1670) Portrait of a young boy seated with a small dog 17.5 x 14in.
Est: £1,200 - £1,800
Jan Mytens (1614-1670) oil on wooden panel Portrait of a young boy seated with a small dog 17.5 x 14in.
Gorringes
Jul. 04, 2018
* JAN MYTENS (THE HAGUE CIRCA 1614-1670) - Daifilo pours Granida a drink of water
Est: £15,000 - £20,000
* JAN MYTENS (THE HAGUE CIRCA 1614-1670) Daifilo pours Granida a drink of water oil on panel 73.3 x 60.2cm (28 7/8 x 23 11/16in).
Bonhams