Winterlandschap met houthakkers

About this artwork

Rechts zijn houthakkers aan het werk. In het midden, op het pad, loopt een boer met een kalf op een slede.

Art Historical Context

Barend Cornelis Koekek's *Winterlandschap metouthakkers* ( Landscape with Woodcutters created between 1820 and1833, captures a crisp Dutch winter scene through the innovative medium of lithography. Measuring 310 mm high by 483 mm wide, this print depicts woodcutters diligently at work on the right, in the center, a trudges along a snow-covered path, pulling a calf on a sled. The composition evokes a sense of quiet harmony between human labor and the vast, frosty landscape. As a pioneer of Dutch Romanticism, Koekkoek—often hailed as the "Dutch Hobbema" for his meticulous naturalism—excelled in...

About the Artist

Barend Cornelis Koekkoek · 1803–1862

Barend Cornelis Koekkoek, born on October 11, 1803, in Middelburg, Netherlands, emerged from a prolific family of artists as the son of marine painter Johannes Hermanus Koekkoek and Anna van Koolwijk. His brothers—Hermanus, Johannes, and Marinus Adrianus—also pursued painting, specializing in marine and river scenes or decorative works. Koekkoek received his earliest training from his father befor...