Artwork
A Frozen Canal near the River Maas
A Frozen Canal near the River Maas is an oil painting by Andreas Schelfhout. It dates from 1867 and is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum.
About this work
Technique & Style
The work measures 70 cm in height by 107 cm in width, giving it a horizontal orientation suited to its expansive winter scene.
A Frozen Canal near the River Maas is executed in oil paint on canvas, a standard support-and-medium combination for nineteenth-century Dutch landscape painting. The work measures 70 cm in height by 107 cm in width, giving it a horizontal orientation suited to its expansive winter scene. Classified as a landscape painting, it belongs to the tradition of Dutch winter scenes for which Andreas Schelfhout became known, depicting a tree-lined frozen waterway. The Rijksmuseum holds the canvas as part of its collection.
No source addresses specific handling, brushwork, condition, or stylistic details beyond the genre classification, so further claims in those areas are not made.
History & Provenance
Andreas Schelfhout executed the oil painting A Frozen Canal near the River Maas in 1867. The work was created on a canvas support measuring 70 cm in height and 107 cm in width. It is classified as a landscape painting depicting a tree-lined scene.
The artwork currently resides in the collection of the Rijksmuseum, where it is held as part of their permanent holdings.
A Frozen Canal near the River Maas is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum. According to the Wikidata record for the work, its location is the Rijksmuseum and it forms part of that institution's collection. The painting is catalogued as an oil-on-canvas landscape measuring 70 cm in height by 107 cm in width.
No specific inventory or accession number is recorded in the available sources, and no exhibition history is documented.
Overview
A Frozen Canal near the River Maas is an 1867 oil painting by Andreas Schelfhout, a prominent Dutch Romantic landscape artist. The work captures a serene Dutch winter scene.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts a tranquil winter landscape along the River Maas, featuring a frozen canal, bare trees, scattered buildings, and figures engaged in various winter activities. The scene conveys a sense of quiet tranquility.
Context
This work exemplifies Schelfhout's focus on Dutch winter landscapes and frozen canals, a theme that contributed to his influence as one of the era's leading Dutch landscape painters.
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Artist
Andreas Schelfhout (1787–1870) was a Dutch painter, etcher and lithographer, known for his landscape paintings.
