Jacob van Ruisdael Sketching a Watermill

Gerard Bilders, 1864

This painting was part of a ‘historical gallery’, a collection of paintings and sculptures glorifying Dutch art. The landscape painter Jacob van Ruisdael was one of the 17th-century artists to be honoured with a painting. He is shown here out-of-doors, in the act of sketching a watermill. Bilders was clearly more skilled in painting the landscape than in rendering the figure.

  • Artwork typepainting
  • Object numberSK-A-4865
  • Dimensionsheight 86.5 cm x width 61.5 cm
  • Physical characteristicsoil on canvas

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Identification

  • Title(s)

    Jacob van Ruisdael Sketching a Watermill

  • Object type

  • Object number

    SK-A-4865

  • Description

    Jacob van Ruisdael een watermolen schetsend. Rechts de watermolen met draaiend rad. Links staat de kunstenaar te tekenen. Het schilderij maakt deel uit van de reeks 'De Historische Galerij van Arti et Amicitiae'.

Creation

  • Creation

    painter: Gerard Bilders, Netherlands

  • Dating

    1864

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    oil on canvas

  • Dimensions

    height 86.5 cm x width 61.5 cm

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Acquisition and rights

  • Acquisition

    purchase 1988-11-16

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    Inv.; from the dealer Boussod, Valadon & Cie., The Hague, fl. 75,000, with 98 other paintings, to Jan Christiaan van Hattum van Ellewoutsdijk (1837-1909), Scheveningen, 1895;{Stolwijk 1998, p. 341.] his collection, 1895-1909 (on loan, with 98 other paintings, to the city of The Hague, 1896-1901);{Stolwijk 1998, p. 341.} ? his son, Johannis Tobias van Hattum (1866-1948), Beverwijk; his son, F.W.D.C.A. van Hattum (1900-79), Borssele, 1978;{Amsterdam 1978, p. 243 no. 96.}…; anonymous sale, Amsterdam (Christie’s), 16 November 1988, no. 199, fl. 11,000, to the museum

  • 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.

Documentation

  • M. Jonkman, Tussen binnen en buiten. Plein-air schilderen in de negentiende eeuw, Kunstschrift, jaargang 51, nr. 3 (juni/juli 2007), p. 24, afb. 27

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