The New Market, Amsterdam
1890
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1890
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
The New Market, Amsterdam shows a busy Dutch market in soft light. Wagons and boats fill the square. People in old clothes mill about. Samuel Colman painted this after visiting Amsterdam in the 1860s. He loved how light moved over water and brick. The picture feels quiet but alive. Look up Samuel Colman (American, 1832–1920) for his other city scenes.
