Breaking the Ice on the Karnemelksloot, Naarden, January 1814
Pieter Gerardus van Os
1814 - 1815
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
128.2; 13; 96.5; 3.7
About this artwork
oil on canvas
Art Historical Context
Pieter Gerardus van Os *Breaking the Ice on theemelksloot, Na, January 1814* captures a crisp winter moment on a Dutch canal, painted in oil on canvas between 1814 and 1815. This large-scale work (96.5 x 128.2 cm) vividly depicts locals breaking through thick ice on the Karnemelksloot waterway in Naarden, a town near Amsterdam. Van Os, a prominent Dutch artist from a family of painters, was known for his meticulous landscapes and animal studies, blending Romantic realism with a keen eye for nature's drama. The painting's timing is striking: January 1814 fell during one of Europe's harshest wi...