Meindert Hobbema (1638-1709)
| Artist Name | Meindert Hobbema (1638-1709) |
|---|---|
| Title | Wooded Landscape with Pond |
| Description | This wonderful Dutch Golden Age Old Master landscape oil painting is attributed to a follower of Meindert Hobbema. It also reminds me of the trees painted by Ruisdael. It was painted circa 1700 in portrait format to focus on the tall majestic trees and sky, with a pond in the foreground. A lone figure walks the path beneath a blustery sky. A lovely atmospheric painting. |
| Provenance | Exeter estate. |
| Medium | Oil on Canvas |
| Size | 16 x 20 inches |
| Frame | Housed in an ornate gilt period frame, 28 inches by 24 inches and in good condition. |
| Condition | Good condition. |
| Biography | Meindert Hobbema (1638-1709), was a Dutch Golden Age painter of landscapes, specializing in views of woodland, although his most famous painting, The Avenue at Middelharnis (1689, National Gallery, London), shows a different type of scene. Hobbema was a pupil of Jacob van Ruisdael, the pre-eminent landscape painter of the Dutch Golden Age, and in his mature period produced paintings developing one aspect of his master's more varied output, specializing in "sunny forest scenes opened by roads and glistening ponds, fairly flat landscapes with scattered tree groups, and water mills", including over 30 of the last in paintings. |
| Price | SOLD |
