A Barn on the Bank of a Stream in Gelderland
Wouter Johannes van Troostwijk
ca. 1805 - ca. 1810
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
63; 52.5
About this artwork
hoogte 52,5 cm x breedte 63 cm
About the Artist
Wouter Johannes van Troostwijk · 1782–1810
Wouter Johannes van Troostwijk (1782–1810) was a pioneering Dutch landscape painter whose brief but influential career helped transform Dutch landscape painting in the early nineteenth century. Born into a wealthy Amsterdam family, Troostwijk pursued art as a passionate amateur while working as a civil servant at Amsterdam's town hall. Despite never becoming a professional artist, his innovative a...