Dutch Fishing Boats, Verso: Sketches of Boats
Medium
Watercolor over black chalk on paper. verso black chalk
Dimensions
6 3/8 x 10 1/2 in. (16.2 x 26.7 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Mr. and Mrs. Isaac D. Fletcher Collection, Bequest of Isaac D. Fletcher, 1917
Accession Number
17.120.238
Tags
Art Historical Context
Johan Barthold Jongkind *Dutch Fishing Boats, Verso Sketches of Boats*1870) captures the rugged charm of the Dutch coastline, a subject close to the artist's heart. Born in the Netherlands in 1819, Jongkind much of his career in but retained a deep affinity for maritime scenes. Here, watercolor over black chalk on paper vividly renders a fleet of fishing boats bobbing on choppy waters, evoking the daily labors of coastal life during the late 19th century—a time when Dutch fishing communities thrived amid industrial changes. Jongkind's technique shines in this intimate 6 3/8 x 10 1/2-inch shee...
About the Artist
Johan Barthold Jongkind
Johan Barthold Jongkind (1819–1891) was born on June 3 in the rural village of Lattrop, in the Netherlands' Overijssel province, and emerged as a pivotal figure bridging Dutch landscape traditions with the dawn of Impressionism. He began his formal training at The Hague's art academy under the esteemed landscape painter Andreas Schelfhout, whose influence rooted Jongkind in the meticulous depictio...