Artwork
De Winkel near Abcoude
De Winkel near Abcoude is an oil painting by the Impressionist artist Johannes Hubertus Leonardus de Haas. It dates from 1874 and is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum.
About this work
Subject & Meaning
De Winkel near Abcoude portrays a pastoral scene at the hamlet of Winkel, situated near Abcoude.
De Winkel near Abcoude portrays a pastoral scene at the hamlet of Winkel, situated near Abcoude. The composition centers on a tranquil rural landscape featuring a stream, open pasture, and grazing herd of cattle, with a windmill rising among trees beneath an expansive sky. These elements together evoke the everyday rhythms of Dutch countryside life in the mid-1870s, emphasizing the harmony between livestock, water, and traditional rural infrastructure such as the windmill.
The depiction of cows grazing in a meadow beside a stream reflects the nineteenth-century Hague School interest in unembellished, naturalistic rural imagery, presenting the locality of Winkel as a working agricultural landscape rather than an idealized or romanticized setting.
Technique & Style
Executed in 1874, this landscape work utilizes oil paint applied to a canvas support. The piece measures 52 centimeters in height and 82 centimeters in width. Attributed to Paul Joseph Constantin Gabriël and Johannes Hubertus Leonardus de Haas, the composition depicts a pastoral scene featuring a stream, grazing cattle, a windmill, trees, and an expansive sky near the location of Winkel.
The handling of the medium creates a traditional landscape representation consistent with the genre, focusing on natural elements such as pastures and atmospheric conditions without noted experimental deviations in the available records.
History & Provenance
The landscape De Winkel near Abcoude is dated to 1874 based on internal records and the Wikidata entry, which both align on the year of creation. The work is attributed to Johannes Hubertus Leonardus de Haas, with Paul Joseph Constantin Gabriël also credited as a creator in the Wikidata record. The painting entered the collection of the Rijksmuseum, where it remains located.
The genre and subject align with the Dutch landscape tradition of the period, depicting a rural scene near Abcoude featuring a stream, grazing cattle, and a windmill.
De Winkel near Abcoude is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum, where it remains on location at the museum. The painting, executed in oil on canvas and dated 1874, measures 52 cm in height by 82 cm in width. The sources document the work's institutional home but do not provide a specific inventory or accession number, nor do they record any exhibition history for the painting.
Overview
Johannes Hubertus Leonardus de Haas, a Dutch painter linked to the Hague School, completed De Winkel near Abcoude in 1874. This oil painting captures a serene rural landscape, featuring a grazing cow amidst the fields near Winkel, a hamlet close to Abcoude. The work exemplifies the artist's focus on naturalistic depictions of livestock and the Dutch countryside, reflecting the period's interest in everyday scenes.
Artist & collection
Artist
Johannes Hubertus Leonardus de Haas
Johannes Hubertus Leonardus de Haas (25 March 1832 – 4 August 1908) was a Dutch animal and landscape painter, and a peripheral figure of the Hague School.
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