Summer Day — Johan Hendrik Weissenbruch

Johan Hendrik Weissenbruch. Painted c. 1870 - c. 1903.

Instead of a traditional mill, Weissenbruch now painted a modern pumping engine, which regulated the level of the water in the polder. He probably made this oil sketch somewhere outside of The Hague. Weissenbruch tacked the sheet of paper onto the lid of his paintbox: the tiny holes are still visible in the corners. Back in his studio, he incorporated the motif into one of his completed paintings.

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

panel, oil paint (paint) · Original size: 31 × 19 cm · C.D. Reich Bequest

Print: 34.3 × 21 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/200108395. Image released under CC0 by the Rijksmuseum.