Artwork
Domestic Interior with Country Woman and Child
Domestic Interior with Country Woman and Child is an oil painting by the Post-Impressionist artist Jacob Simon Hendrik Kever. It dates from 1897 and is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum.
About this work
Subject & Meaning
The woman, likely engaged in household tasks, and the child evoke themes of maternal care and familial bonds, reflecting broader cultural ideals of the time.
The painting depicts a quiet domestic scene featuring a country woman and a child, emblematic of genre art. It portrays everyday life, emphasizing the simplicity and intimacy of rural domesticity in the late 19th century. The woman, likely engaged in household tasks, and the child evoke themes of maternal care and familial bonds, reflecting broader cultural ideals of the time.
Such genre scenes often carried subtle moral or social undertones, celebrating the virtues of modest, hardworking rural life. The composition, devoid of overt symbolism, instead invites viewers to contemplate the dignity and tranquility of ordinary existence, a hallmark of Kever’s focus on unidealized, yet tender, depictions of working-class life.
Technique & Style
Created in 1893, this work is an oil painting executed on canvas. The piece measures 54 cm in height and 56 cm in width. Stylistically, it is classified as a genre scene, depicting a domestic interior with a country woman and child.
The handling of the medium aligns with the traditions of genre art, focusing on everyday life subjects within an indoor setting.
History & Provenance
Jacob Simon Hendrik Kever created the oil painting Domestic Interior with Country Woman and Child in 1893. Executed on canvas, the work measures 54 cm in height and 56 cm in width. The painting was owned by Joannes Barnardus Antonius Maria Westerwoudt before entering the collection of the Rijksmuseum, where it is currently held.
The work is held by the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, where it is inventoried as SK-C-1712.
It was first exhibited in 1893 at the Amsterdam exhibition organized by Arti et Amicitiae, where the artist’s submission was noted in the catalogue under the title Binnenhuis met boerin en kind.
Overview
Domestic Interior with Country Woman and Child is a 1897 oil painting by Hein Kever, a Dutch artist associated with the Laren School.
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Artist
Jacob Simon Hendrik Kever, known as Hein (19 June 1854 in Amsterdam – 29 April 1922 in Amsterdam) was a Dutch genre and still-life painter; associated with the Laren School.
