Artwork
The Waffle Maker
The Waffle Maker is an oil painting by the Biedermeier artist Alexander Hugo Bakker Korff. It dates from 1850 and is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum.
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Technique & Style
Alexander Hugo Bakker Korff created the work in 1850, employing oil paint as his medium.
The Waffle Maker is an oil painting executed on wood panel. Alexander Hugo Bakker Korff created the work in 1850, employing oil paint as his medium. The surface retains the smooth handling characteristic of academic genre scenes, with careful attention to domestic detail that emphasizes the texture of the waffle iron and the subtle play of light across the composition.
The painting’s formal qualities include a restrained palette, precise brushwork, and a balanced arrangement that reflects the conventions of mid‑nineteenth‑century Dutch genre painting.
History & Provenance
The painting titled The Waffle Maker was created in 1850 by Alexander Hugo Bakker Korff. Executed in oil on panel, it measures 10.9 cm in height and 8.5 cm in width. The work is part of the Rijksmuseum collection and has remained in the museum's custody since its creation.
The Waffle Maker is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum, where it is catalogued as part of that institution's holdings. According to the available records, the painting is classified as a genre scene executed in oil paint on panel, and it entered the collection under the auspices of the Rijksmuseum.
No specific inventory or accession number is documented in the available sources, and no exhibition history is recorded. The work's documented location is the Rijksmuseum, with no further provenance details or prior display venues provided.
Legacy
The painting's influence and legacy are anchored in its inclusion in the Rijksmuseum collection, which has preserved and exhibited the work since its acquisition. Its genre scene classification reflects the mid-19th century Dutch artistic tradition, contributing to the historical narrative of domestic interior subjects. The work is recognized through its cataloguing in the Rijksmuseum's records, underscoring its significance within the museum's holdings and broader art historical context.
Overview
The Waffle Maker, an oil painting executed around 1850 by Dutch artist Alexander Hugo Bakker Korff, presents a domestic interior scene. The work is part of the Rijksmuseum’s collection and exemplifies mid‑nineteenth‑century genre painting, focusing on everyday life rather than historical or mythological subjects.
Subject & Meaning
At the centre of the composition a woman in a white cap and pink apron leans over a low table, turning a pan as if preparing waffles. She wears a dark skirt, her sleeves rolled up, suggesting active labor. The modest kitchen setting, with a tiled wall, brick oven and a shelf of pots, underscores themes of household routine and the quiet dignity of domestic work.
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Artist
Alexander Hugo Bakker Korff (1824–1882) was an artist, born in The Hague.
