A Frozen Canal near the River Maas

• A Frozen Canal near the River Maas
• A frozen waterway near the Maas

SK-A-1128

signature: ‘A. Schelfhout’

This winter landscape presents a typically Dutch river scene: a panoramic, tranquil world almost devoid of colour. The activity on the ice creates a cheerful accent. Schelfhout specialized in this genre. His frozen winter scenes, which allude to the 17th century, were extremely popular. They were even called ‘little Schelfhouts’.

C.G. Schutze van Houten en J.W. Sluiter, De Minister van Binnenlandsche Zeken en de Academie van Beeldende Kunsten en Technische Wetenschappen te Rotterdam, Rotterdam 1864.

painter: Andreas Schelfhout

1867

olieverf op doek

height 70 cm x width 107 cm

purchase 1867

Public domain

• C.G. Schutze van Houten en J.W. Sluiter, De Minister van Binnenlandsche Zeken en de Academie van Beeldende Kunsten en Technische Wetenschappen te Rotterdam, Rotterdam 1864.
• G. van der Wal, 'Barsten in de ijsvloer', Kunstschrift 53 (2010) nr. 6, p. 32-33 (afb.)
• 'Bij het portret van Andreas Schelfhout', Kunstchronijk 12 (1871), p. 40.

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