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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Winter Games on the Frozen River Ijssel is a 1626 ink by Hendrick Avercamp, a Baroque work, depicting Ice Skating, held at National Gallery of Art.
This quiet winter scene shows a river packed with people. They skate, sled, and walk on the frozen IJssel. Black ink outlines the figures, then watercolor washes the scene in pale blues and whites. Hendrick Avercamp painted this from memory years after he saw the scene. He worked small, using fine pens and light paint to keep details sharp. Look up Hendrick Avercamp if you like this calm winter style.
Hendrick Avercamp (January 27, 1585 (bapt.) – May 15, 1634 (buried)) was a Dutch painter during the Dutch Golden Age of painting.
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