Cellar of the Artist’s Home in The Hague

Johan Hendrik Weissenbruch (mentioned on object), 1888

On rainy days even a Hague School artist could not work outside. Weissenbruch would then turn to his own house, painting views of the cellar, attic and courtyard. Such paintings allowed him to study the effect of light and the resulting range of colours. A few green cabbage leaves on the tile floor enliven the otherwise subdued palette.

  • Artwork typepainting
  • Object numberSK-A-3618
  • Dimensionsheight 39 cm x width 51 cm
  • Physical characteristicsoil on canvas

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Cellar of the Artist’s Home in The Hague

  • Object type

  • Object number

    SK-A-3618

  • Description

    Doorkijkje in het onderhuis van Weissenbruchs woning in Den Haag. Tegen de muur een hangt een plank met borden en enkele pannen. In de achterliggende kamer staat een vrouw voor het venster.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    signature and date: ‘J.H. Weissenbruch f 88’


Creation

  • Creation

    painter: Johan Hendrik Weissenbruch (mentioned on object)

  • Dating

    1888

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    oil on canvas

  • Dimensions

    height 39 cm x width 51 cm


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Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Mr and Mrs Drucker-Fraser Bequest, Montreux

  • Acquisition

    bequest 1944

  • Copyright

  • Provenance

    …; on loan from Jean Charles Joseph Drucker (1862-1944, Montreux) and Maria Lydia Drucker-Fraser (1886-1944, Montreux), with 70 other paintings, to the museum, 1919;{Note RMA.} by whom bequeathed, with 71 other paintings, to the museum, 1944

  • Remarks

    Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.


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