Autumn Day
c. 1895 - c. 1915
Medium
oil on panel
Dimensions
23; 19
About this artwork
…; on loan from Jean Charles Joseph Drucker (1862-1944, Montreux) and Maria Lydia Drucker-Fraser (1886-1944, Montreux), with 167 other paintings, to the museum, 1919;{Note RMA.} by whom bequeathed, with 168 other paintings, to the museum, 1944
Art Historical Context
Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof’s “Autumn Day” captures a quiet moment from the turn of the twentieth century. Painted in oil on panel between roughly 1895 and 1915, the small work—measuring just 19 by 23 centimeters—invites close viewing. The compact format and luminous medium suggest an intimate study of light and atmosphere, typical of Dutch artists who sought to record fleeting seasonal effects directly from nature. The painting’s history adds another layer of interest. It entered the Rijksmuseum in 1919 as part of a generous loan from the collectors Jean Charles Joseph Drucker and his wife Mari...