Cornelis Huysmans is mainly known for his landscape works although he also created some religious and history paintings.
He worked with Jacques d'Arthois in Brussels, and in 1674 with Adam Frans van der Meulen in Maastricht.

Huysmans' landscapes are characterised by their intensive and precise observations of nature, especially in his rendering of forests and trees.
While there is some similarity with the Arcadian works of Poussin with their classical architecture, the major influence on the artist was Jacques d'Arthois.
 His highly decorative compositions often depict the edge of a forest with a sandy bank in the foreground.
 He often used a clearing to create a diagonal in his compositions.
He used contrasts between colours and between the sharp light falling on roads and the dark hues of the tree trunks and foliage casting shadows to create a dramatic effect.
 His works were executed in bold brushstrokes.
His use of similar compositional devices in his landscapes creates the impression of uniformity between his works.

Unlike Jacques d'Arthois, Huysmans bathed his landscapes in a warm, Italian light.
 The decidedly Mediterranean appearance was further emphasized through his choice of vegetation and architecture, which had a southern flavour.
 Huysmans thus succeeded in giving his landscapes an air of grandeur.

His works are in the collections of various museums including the Louvre in Paris (eight works), the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister in Dresden, the National Gallery of Scotland in Edinburgh, the Musée Fabre in Montpellier, the Museum of modern art André Malraux - MuMa in Le Havre, the Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Antwerp, the Musée des beaux-arts de Valenciennes and others.
Cornelis Huysmans is mainly known for his landscape works although he also created some religious and history paintings. He worked with Jacques d'Arthois in Brussels, and in 1674 with Adam Frans van der Meulen in Maastricht. 
Huysmans' landscapes are characterised by their intensive and precise observations of nature, especially in his rendering of forests and trees. While there is some similarity with the Arcadian works of Poussin with their classical architecture, the major influence on the artist was Jacques d'Arthois.  His highly decorative compositions often depict the edge of a forest with a sandy bank in the foreground.  He often used a clearing to create a diagonal in his compositions. He used contrasts between colours and between the sharp light falling on roads and the dark hues of the tree trunks and foliage casting shadows to create a dramatic effect.  His works were executed in bold brushstrokes. His use of similar compositional devices in his landscapes creates the impression of uniformity between his works.
Unlike Jacques d'Arthois, Huysmans bathed his landscapes in a warm, Italian light.  The decidedly Mediterranean appearance was further emphasized through his choice of vegetation and architecture, which had a southern flavour.  Huysmans thus succeeded in giving his landscapes an air of grandeur.
His works are in the collections of various museums including the Louvre in Paris (eight works), the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister in Dresden, the National Gallery of Scotland in Edinburgh, the Musée Fabre in Montpellier, the Museum of modern art André Malraux - MuMa in Le Havre, the Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Antwerp, the Musée des beaux-arts de Valenciennes and others.
Cornelis Huysmans