Girl with Cherries
c. 1860 - c. 1914
Medium
oil on panel
Dimensions
h 31cm × w 22.5cm × t 4.5cm
Classification
painting
Museum
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
About this artwork
Zittend meisje met kersen in de handen.
Art Historical Context
**Girl with Cherries** Bernardus Johannes Blommers captures a tender moment of childhood innocence. Painted around 1860–1914, this small oil on panel depicts a seated girlling cherries in her hands, her expression likely conveying quiet delight amid everyday simplicity. Blommers (1821–1914), a prominent Dutch artist of the Hague School, specialized in naturalistic scenes of fishing communities, mothers, and children along the North Sea coast, infusing his works with soft, diffused light and unpretentious warmth. Associated with the Hague School's emphasis on realism and plein-air techniques, ...