Willem Roelofs (1822-1897)

Cows in a polder landscape, with a train passing by in the distance

Details

Willem Roelofs (1822-1897)
Cows in a polder landscape, with a train passing by in the distance
signed lower right W. Roelofs
oil on panel
10 x 12.5 cm

Provenance

Mr J.L. Nierstrasz R.Hzn., The Hague; Sale, Frederik Muller Amsterdam, 16 April 1929, lot 36.
Anon. Sale, Frederik Muller Amsterdam, 5 November 1940, lot 530.

Lot Essay

The present lot is one of the few known depictions of a train by an artist of the Hague School, the best known example being Paul Gabriel's 'Il vient de loin' in the Kröller-Mller Museum, Otterloo.

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