Landscape in the Dutch East Indies (Java?)

Maurits E.H.R. van den Kerkhoff, c. 1858 - c. 1908

In 1858, the then 28-year-old Dutch painter Maurits van den Kerkhoff moved to Java, an island in Indonesia, which was a Dutch colony at the time. Van den Kerkhoff painted Javanese landscapes in a European manner. All the elements are rendered in detail, but with little regard for reality. The light is evenly distributed, giving the scene an air of artificiality.

Artwork typepainting
Object numberSK-A-4903
Dimensionsheight 53.2 cm x width 48.2 cm x thickness 2.3 cm, depth 4.5 cm
Physical characteristicsolieverf op doek

Landscape in the Dutch East Indies (Java?)

Identification

Title(s)
- Indisch landschap (former title)
- Landschap in Nederlands-Indië
Object type
Object number
SK-A-4903
Description
Landschap in de voormalige kolonie Nederlands-Indië, met een boerenwoning in de nabijheid van een rivier. Links een os op pad bezaaid met stenen. Bij de voet van een palmboom staat een man. In de verte rijzen bergketens uit boven de bomen.
Catalogue reference
E.F. Key, 'Een tropisch landschap van M.E.H.R. van den Kerkhoff', Verslagen en aanwinsten 1976-1977, Stichting cultuurgeschiedenis van de Nederlanders overzee, p. 40-41.

Creation

Creation
painter: Maurits E.H.R. van den Kerkhoff
Dating
c. 1858 - c. 1908
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Material and technique

Physical description
olieverf op doek
Material
Dimensions
- height 53.2 cm x width 48.2 cm x thickness 2.3 cm
- depth 4.5 cm

This work is about

Subject
Place

Acquisition and rights

Copyright
Public domain
Provenance
…; from Ms. H. ter Beek, The Hague, fl. 400, to the Stichting Cultuurgeschiedenis van de Nederlanders Overzee, 1974 (inv. no. 106);{Verslagen CNO 1974-75, p. 28, no. 106; note RMA.} from whom, fl. 100,000, with xx other objects en bloc, to the museum, 1994
Remarks
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.

Documentation

E.F. Key, 'Een tropisch landschap van M.E.H.R. van den Kerkhoff', Verslagen en aanwinsten 1976-1977, Stichting cultuurgeschiedenis van de Nederlanders overzee, p. 40-41.

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