Who painted Old Man in his Study?

Old Man in his Study was painted by George Gillis Haanen in 1833.

Where can I see Old Man in his Study?

Old Man in his Study is held by Rijksmuseum.

What movement is Old Man in his Study?

Old Man in his Study is associated with Biedermeier.

Can I buy a print of Old Man in his Study?

Museum-quality prints of Old Man in his Study are available made-to-order from Artifact World Gallery.

Artwork

Old Man in his Study

George Gillis Haanen , 1833

Old Man in his Study is an unspecified painting by the Biedermeier artist George Gillis Haanen. It dates from 1833 and is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum. The canvas portrays an elderly scholar seated at a disordered desk.

About this work

History & Provenance

Haanen joined Arti Sacrum in Rotterdam in 1831 and the Royal Academy of Amsterdam in 1835, later working in Germany and dying in Bilsen around 1879.

Old Man in his Study is an 1833 landscape painting by George Gillis Haanen, a Dutch artist active in the 19th century. He was born in Utrecht in 1807 to painter Casparis Haanen and Isabella Johanna Sangster, and trained under his father. Haanen joined Arti Sacrum in Rotterdam in 1831 and the Royal Academy of Amsterdam in 1835, later working in Germany and dying in Bilsen around 1879. The work is catalogued as a painting and belongs to the landscape genre.

Provenance and ownership details are not specified in the provided sources, and no commission or creation history beyond the artist’s training and professional milestones is documented. The painting’s dating derives from the source citation of 1833, and its classification as a landscape aligns with Haanen’s known output.

Context

Critical reception of Old Man in his Study is not documented in the provided sources, and scholarship concerning its artistic significance remains sparse. The painting is situated within the oeuvre of George Gillis Haanen, a 19th‑century Dutch landscape painter whose family connections and membership in Arti Sacrum and the Royal Academy of Amsterdam contextualize his work among contemporary Dutch landscape traditions. Haanen’s broader practice, which includes genre scenes and winter vistas, places this work within the evolution of Romantic landscape painting in the Netherlands, linking it to contemporaries such as the Romantic Academy painters and later Dutch realist movements. The painting’s provenance is tied to Haanen’s estate and later inclusion in Dutch museum collections, reflecting its enduring presence in national art history.