A group of cows is reflected in the water. Green meadows stretch away into the horizon. An enormous grey cloudy sky occupies more than half of the canvas. The artists of the Hague School, of which Roelofs was one of the forerunners, were inspired by the Dutch landscape art of the Golden Age. They depicted the everyday Dutch landscape with easy brush strokes, emphasising the distant horizon and the dark Dutch skies.
Specifications
| Title | Cows near Water |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Oil on canvas |
| Object type |
Painting
> Painting
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Width 69,2 cm Height 93,5 cm Depth 3,1 cm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Artist:
Willem Roelofs
: D. Sala & Zonen |
| Accession number | 1729 (MK) |
| Credits | From the estate of P.C. van Vollenhoven, 1909 |
| Department | Modern Art |
| Acquisition date | 1909 |
| Creation date | in 1880 - 1885 |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Geographical origin | The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe |
All about the artist
Willem Roelofs
Amsterdam 1822 - Berchem 1897
Willem Roelofs began drawing and painting at an early age. He painted his earliest known landscape when he was 15 years old. Roelofs grew up in Utrecht and...
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