Polder Landscape

Jan van Goyen (signed by artist), 1644

The Dutch landscape is defined by its extensive lowlands, as Jan van Goyen painted here. Much of the countryside consists of polders. The water level inside these areas surrounded by dikes is regulated with the help of mills. Schiphol Airport, too, is located in such a polder, approximately four metres below sea level. Before it was empoldered in the 19th century there was a large body of water here called the Haarlemmermeer.

  • Artwork typepainting
  • Object numberSK-A-3249
  • Dimensionssupport: height 22 cm x width 33.2 cm, outer size: depth 5.5 cm (support incl. frame)
  • Physical characteristicsoil on panel

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Polder Landscape

  • Object type

  • Object number

    SK-A-3249

  • Description

    Polderlandschap met een vaart, hier en daar molens en kerktorens en weilanden met hooibergen.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    signature and date, lower right: ‘VG 1644’

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Creation

  • Creation

    painter: Jan van Goyen (signed by artist)

  • Dating

    1644

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    oil on panel

  • Dimensions

    • support: height 22 cm x width 33.2 cm
    • outer size: depth 5.5 cm (support incl. frame)

This work is about

  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Gift of H.W.A. Deterding, London

  • Acquisition

    • gift 2017-09-21
    • gift 1936-06
    • interne vervaardiging 2017-09-21
    • interne vervaardiging 1936-06

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; sale, F.C. Pawle, Esq. (†) (Northcote, Reigate, Surrey), C.N. Curtis, W.C. Waldron, W. Lawson Peacock [anonymous section], London (Christie et al.), 20 March 1925, no. 131, £ 241.10, to Clark;{Copy RKD1.}…; donated to the museum by Sir Henri W.A. Deterding (1866-1939), London, 1936

  • 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.

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