Farmyard

Farmyard

SK-A-4197

signature: ‘A. Schelfhout f’

A solitary figure seen from the back was a frequent motif in Romantic art. Here, he walks away from us, unaware of our gaze. In this way, we are both drawn into and shut out of the picture. Absorbed by his natural surroundings, the man is immersed in his own world.

painter: Andreas Schelfhout (signed by artist), Netherlands

c. 1820 - c. 1830

olieverf op papier op paneel

height 29 cm x width 28 cm

purchase 1971

Public domain

…; anonymous sale, The Hague (Van Marle & Bignell), 20 April 1971 sqq., no. 246a (hors de catalogue), fl. 5,000, to the museum

Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

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