Artwork
Watermill in Lage, Germany
Watermill in Lage, Germany is an oil painting by the Impressionist artist Julius van de Sande Bakhuyzen. It dates from 1892 and is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum. Created in 1892, this oil painting portrays a modest watermill set beside a gently flowing stream in the Dutch province of Drenthe.
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Subject & Meaning
Created by Julius van de Sande Bakhuyzen in 1883, the composition focuses on this specific architectural subject within its natural environment.
The work is a landscape painting that depicts a watermill situated in the Drenthe region of Germany. Created by Julius van de Sande Bakhuyzen in 1883, the composition focuses on this specific architectural subject within its natural environment. As a genre painting of the landscape tradition, the piece represents the rural scenery of the area without additional described symbolic layers or allegorical meanings in the provided records.
Technique & Style
Created in 1883, this landscape painting by Julius van de Sande Bakhuyzen is executed in oil paint on a canvas support. The work measures 56 cm in height and 74 cm in width. Stylistically, the piece functions as a depiction of a watermill situated in the Drenthe region, adhering to the conventions of the landscape genre.
The composition focuses on the rural subject matter without specified details regarding surface handling or current physical condition in the available records.
History & Provenance
Julius van de Sande Bakhuyzen created the oil-on-canvas landscape Watermill in Lage, Germany in 1883. The work depicts a watermill located in Drenthe and measures 56 cm in height by 74 cm in width. It is currently held within the Rijksmuseum, part of the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands Art Collection.
Provenance records indicate that the painting was previously owned by Joannes Barnardus Antonius Maria Westerwoudt before entering the national collection.
The painting is held by the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. It is part of the museum's collection through the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands Art Collection. The work was owned by Joannes Barnardus Antonius Maria Westerwoudt before entering the collection. No exhibition history is provided in the available sources.
Legacy
The painting has been part of the Rijksmuseum's collection since it was acquired, ensuring its continued visibility within Dutch cultural heritage. Its depiction of a watermill in Drenthe contributed to the landscape genre's development in the Netherlands, influencing later interpretations of rural scenery. The work remains accessible to the public at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, preserving its historical and artistic significance.
Overview
Created in 1892, this oil painting portrays a modest watermill set beside a gently flowing stream in the Dutch province of Drenthe. The composition centers on the mill’s steep red roof and a partially submerged wooden wheel, framed by a line of trees under a muted, overcast sky. The scene conveys a tranquil, rural atmosphere through its subdued palette and expansive sky.
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Artist
Julius Jacobus van de Sande Bakhuyzen (18 June 1835, in The Hague – 21 October 1925, in The Hague) was a Dutch etcher and painter in the Hague School.
