Full Record |
| Title |
Landscape |
| Collection |
Sheffield Galleries & Museums Trust |
| Artist |
Koekkoek, Barend Cornelis (Dutch artist, 1803-1862) |
| Date |
1853 (dated) |
| Signed |
yes |
| Description |
The painting depicts a woodland scene with cattle and figures. Barend Cornelis Koekkoek was born in Middelburg into a family of painters. He studied fine art with his father, Johannes Hermanus Koekkoek, a marine painter, and later attended the Amsterdam Academy. He travelled round Germany and Belgium where he found inspiration for his landscapes. In 1841, in the German town of Kleve, he founded his own art academy. Koekkoek was a successful painter who became quite famous during his lifetime. He attempted to imitate nature as closely as possible. However, his paintings are not realistic depictions of nature. He took the scenery he saw around him and deliberately idealised it. His detailed landscapes are characteristic examples of Dutch Romantic art. |
| Current Accession Number |
1430 |
| Inscription |
front lr 'B.C. Koekkoeck 1853' |
| Subject |
landscape; animal (cattle, dog); figure |
| Measurements |
110.0 x 139 cm.0 cm (estimate) |
| Material |
oil on canvas |
| Acquisition Details |
Bequeathed by J. N. Mappin 1887. |
| Publications |
Gorissen, F., B. C. Koekkoek 1803-1862: Werkverzeichnis der Gemälde, Düsseldorf, 1962; Nollert, A., Barend Cornelis Koekkoek 1803-1862: ein Landschaftsmaler der niederländischen Romantik, Frankfurt, 2000, Europäische Hochschulschriften, Reihe 28, Nr. 368, Kunstgeschichte; Nollert, A., de Werd, G., Barend Cornelis Koekkoek (1803-1862): Seine Familie, seine Schule und das B.C. Koekkoek Haus in Kleve, Kleve, 2000. |
| Rights Owner |
Sheffield Galleries & Museums Trust |
| Author |
Katia Mai |
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