Dirck Wijntrack (1605/25 - 1678), Ducks Resting In Front Of A Pollard Willow At Sunset

Dirck Wijntrack
Dutch painter
Heusden 1605/1625 – 1678 The Hague
Ducks resting in front of a pollard willow at sunset
Oil on panel : 71,0 X 55,5 cm
Signed upper left “DWijntrack”
(the D and the W are intertwined)
Frame : 87,5 X 71,8 cm

Wijntrack was one of the important 17^th century Dutch specialists of poultry and of bird painting.

After his appointment as clerk of the States of Holland and West Friesland in The Hague in 1657 Wijntrack does not seem to have painted much anymore.

All my paintings stand fully documented on my website : 
https://www.jeanmoust.com/categories/still-lifes-and-animal-scenes/wijntrack-dirck-dec-2022/ducks-resting-3380987