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Houses in a Village

Eduard Karsen

1885 - 1907

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

h 34.2cm × w 45.3cm × t 3.6cm × d 8.7cm

Collection

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Materials

canvas; oil paint (paint)

Object Type

painting

Subject Matter

outskirts of village (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage)

Acquisition Method

gift

Acquired

1912

Notes

Schenking van de erven van de heer C. Hoogendijk, Den Haag

Collection Type

paintings

About Eduard Karsen

1860–1941 • Kingdom of the Netherlands

One of the Amsterdam Impressionists, Karsen focused on painting veiws of Amsterdam canals, villages, and farms. His works reflect the stillness of their subjects and the artist's inner state of mind, rather than the commotion of the city.

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