A Windmill on a Polder Waterway, Known as ‘In the Month of July’

Paul Joseph Constantin Gabriël, c. 1889

‘Our country is saturated with colour. ... I repeat, our country is not grey, not even in grey weather, nor are the dunes grey’, wrote Constant Gabriël in a letter. Unlike many Hague School painters, he actually enjoyed depicting a beautiful summer day. There are even two of them in this painting: the image of the grass, sky and mill, and their reflection in the water.

  • Artwork typepainting
  • Object numberSK-A-1505
  • Dimensionsheight 102 cm x width 66 cm x depth 14 cm
  • Physical characteristicsoil on canvas

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • A Windmill on a Polder Waterway, Known as ‘In the Month of July’
    • ‘In the Month of July’, a Windmill on a Polder Waterway (former title)
  • Object type

  • Object number

    SK-A-1505

  • Description

    Voorstelling van een windmolen aan een poldervaart in de zomer. De molen wordt weerspiegeld in het water. Rechts loopt een man op de weg naar de molen, links een huis.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    signature: ‘Gabriel f’


Creation

  • Creation

    painter: Paul Joseph Constantin Gabriël

  • Dating

    c. 1889

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    oil on canvas

  • Dimensions

    height 102 cm x width 66 cm x depth 14 cm


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Documentation

    • M. Jonkman, 'Tussen binnen en buiten. Plein-air schilderen in de negentiende eeuw', Kunstschrift, 51, (2007) nr. 3, p. 28, afb. 33
    • A. McNeil Kettering, 'Landscape with sails: the windmill in Netherlandish prints', Simiolus 33 (2007/2008), p. 79

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