The Thunderstorm

Johannes Tavenraat, 1843

The rapid, powerful brushwork of this landscape makes it look more like an oil sketch than a finished painting. As such, Tavenraat deviated from the path taken by most Dutch painters at the time. Instead of a smooth painting style and restrained sentiment, he opted for bright colours and dramatic effects of light and dark. His work thus more closely reflects international, mainly French, developments in Romantic painting.

Artwork typepainting
Object numberSK-A-4926
Dimensionsheight 31 cm x width 39.8 cm
Physical characteristicsoil on panel

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Identification

Title(s)
The Thunderstorm
Object type
Object number
SK-A-4926
Description
Het onweer. Heidelandschap met een hert dat vlucht voor het losbrekend onweer.
Inscriptions / marks
signature and date: ‘Tavenraat 1843’

Creation

Creation
painter: Johannes Tavenraat
Dating
1843
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Material and technique

Physical description
oil on panel
Dimensions
height 31 cm x width 39.8 cm

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Subject

Acquisition and rights

Acquisition
purchase 1997
Copyright
Public domain
Provenance
…; the artist's granddaughter, Maria Johanna Krabbe (1889-1967), The Hague, 1931;{Note RMA; Rotterdam 1931, no. 3.} ? from whom purchased by the dealer D.A. Hoogendijk, Amsterdam, 1943;{Note RMA; RKD, The Hague, inv. no. 460, Kunsthandel D.A. Hoogendijk Archive, no. MS 772, this source states Hoogendijk bought Tavenraat paintings from Ms M.J. Krabbe, The Hague, in 1943.} his son, Mr. D.W.W. Hoogendijk, Utrecht; from whom, fl. 70,000, with five other objects, to the museum, 1997
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

'Tentoonstelling van schilder- en kunstwerken van Levende Meesters te Rotterdam', Kunstkronijk 5 (1844/45), p. 5-8, 11-14.

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