View in the Woods — Barend Cornelis Koekkoek

Barend Cornelis Koekkoek. Painted 1848.

Of all Dutch landscape painters, Koekkoek is perhaps the most Romantic. He specialized in splendid panora-mas of the valley of the Rhine and forest scenes with majestic trees, which at the time were called ‘Wodan’s Oaks’ (Wodan being the Dutch name for Odin, the major god in Norse mythology). In 1834 Koekkoek settled in Cleves in Germany, over the border from Nijmegen. He found German scenery, with its hills and the Rhine, more romantic than the Dutch landscape.

From the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Currently on display in Main building, Romanticism in the Netherlands, 19th Century.

canvas, oil paint (paint) · Original size: 160 × 136 cm · Gift of C.C.A., Baron du Bois de Ferrières, Cheltenham

Print: 119 × 101.2 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/200111819. Image released under CC0 by the Rijksmuseum.