Artwork
Landschap aan de vaart bij Hilversum
Landschap aan de vaart bij Hilversum is an oil painting by the Impressionist artist Johannes Gijsbert Vogel. It dates from 1899 and is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum.
About this work
Technique & Style
Classified as a landscape painting, the work belongs to the tradition of Dutch topographical scenery, a genre in which Vogel worked repeatedly.
Landschap aan de vaart bij Hilversum is an oil painting executed on canvas, a modest support measuring 30 cm in height by 68 cm in width. The horizontal format, considerably wider than it is tall, suits its landscape subject matter, providing a broad panoramic field suited to depicting a canal-side view. Classified as a landscape painting, the work belongs to the tradition of Dutch topographical scenery, a genre in which Vogel worked repeatedly.
The oil medium allowed for the layered handling typical of late nineteenth-century landscape practice, though the surviving records do not specify particular brushwork, palette, or condition notes.
History & Provenance
Johannes Gijsbert Vogel created the oil painting Landschap aan de vaart bij Hilversum in 1897. Executed on canvas, the work depicts a landscape scene. The painting is currently held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum, where it remains located.
No specific details regarding the work's commission or its ownership history prior to entering the museum's collection are provided in the available records.
The painting is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum, according to Wikidata records for the work. Its physical dimensions are recorded as 30 cm in height by 68 cm in width, and it is executed in oil paint on canvas. The work was created in 1897 by Johannes Gijsbert Vogel.
No specific inventory or accession number is documented in the available sources, and no exhibition history is recorded.
Overview
Landschap aan de vaart bij Hilversum is a painting created by Johannes Gijsbert Vogel in 1899. It is an oil on canvas work depicting a serene landscape.
Subject & Meaning
The painting shows a tranquil scene along a canal near Hilversum, with a lone boat drifting on the water. The surrounding landscape is characterized by tall reeds and trees, evoking a sense of peacefulness and emptiness.
Artist & collection
Artist
Johannes Gijsbert Vogel (25 June 1828 – 15 May 1915) was a Dutch landscape painter.
