Johannes Franciscus Hoppenbrouwers
1836
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Woodland Scene is a 1836 watercolor by Johannes Franciscus Hoppenbrouwers, a Biedermeier work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows three people in a bare, wintry forest. The trees are leafless, their branches tangled against a pale sky. One person stands holding a stick, another sits on a log, and the third stands nearby in a long coat and hat. The ground is patchy with snow and mud, and the colors are mostly browns and grays. The artist used quick, loose brushstrokes to sketch the scene, focusing on the cold, quiet feel of the woods. The clothing looks old-fashioned, like something from the 1800s. If you like this style, check out the Victoria and Albert Museum for more works like it.
A watercolour by Johannes Franciscus Hoppenbrouwers from 1836 depicts a woodland scene, signed and dated at the lower left in brown ink and inscribed with the museum’s former inventory number at the lower right. The work entered the collection through the Rev. Chauncey Hare Townshend, who bequeathed it to the museum in 1869.
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Johannes Franciscus Hoppenbrouwers (1819–1866) was an artist, born in The Hague.
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