Meadow Landscape with Cattle — Willem Roelofs

Willem Roelofs. Painted c. 1880.

Unlike Romantic painters, Hague School artists had an eye for the beauty of the polder landscape. Instead of the dramatic and varied landscapes of the Romantic tradition, they painted cows ruminating tranquilly in verdant meadows with a panoramic horizon. These works were greatly appreciated and gave rise to the image of the Netherlands as a green, flat polder landscape under a greyish blue sky.

From the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Currently on display in 19th Century, The Hague School / Amsterdam impressionists / Van Gogh and contemporaries, Main building.

panel, oil paint (paint) · Original size: 77.3 × 49.2 cm · Gift of T.L. Laue-Drucker, The Hague

Print: 77.3 × 49.2 cm, printed on Hahnemühle FineArt archival cotton paper. Museum-grade reproduction quality, true to the colours and detail of the original work.

Frame (optional): a custom-made wooden frame in a matte black finish, cut to the exact dimensions of this print, with an off-white passe-partout mat and protective glazing. Ready to hang.

Source: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200107950. Image released under CC0 by the Rijksmuseum.