River View in France, possibly near Pontoise
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
h 24.3cm × w 32.4cm × d 7cm
Classification
painting
Museum
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
About this artwork
Riviergezicht in Frankrijk, mogelijk nabij Pontoise. Op de voorgrond een schuit en kleine boten op het water. Op de achtergrond heuvels met bomen en een molen, links de torens van fabrieken.
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...