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De Noordermarkt te Amsterdam
De Noordermarkt te Amsterdam is an oil painting by the Impressionist artist Joannes Barnardus Antonius Maria Westerwoudt. It dates from 1897 and is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum. Joannes B.
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Subject & Meaning
The painting shows the Noordermarkt square in Amsterdam, featuring a tree and a house within the urban setting. It was created by Joannes Barnardus Antonius Maria Westerwoudt in 1893 using oil paint on panel, measuring 33.5 cm by 40 cm. The work is part of the Rijksmuseum collection and was made in the Netherlands, reflecting everyday city life during that period.
Technique & Style
The work is an oil painting executed on wood panel, measuring 33.5 cm by 40 cm. It depicts the Noordermarkt in Amsterdam, featuring a tree and a house. The composition presents a quiet, everyday scene rendered with conventional realist handling and modest formal emphasis, reflecting late nineteenth‑century Dutch domestic painting practice.
History & Provenance
The work titled De Noordermarkt te Amsterdam was created in 1893 by Joannes Barnardus Antonius Maria Westerwoudt. Executed in oil paint on panel, it measures 33.5 cm in height and 40 cm in width, depicting a scene of the Noordermarkt with a tree and a house. Westerwoudt both created and initially owned the painting before it entered the collection of the Rijksmuseum, where it remains today.
Overview
Joannes B.A.M. Westerwoudt’s 1897 oil on canvas, titled De Noordermarkt te Amsterdam, presents a view of the eponymous square in Amsterdam. The work is part of the Rijksmuseum’s collection and offers a snapshot of late‑19th‑century urban life, focusing on the interplay of architecture, foliage and the flow of pedestrians.
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Joannes Barnardus Antonius Maria Westerwoudt
Joannes Barnardus Antonius Maria Westerwoudt (1849–1906) was an artist, born in Amsterdam.
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