Meindert Hobbema

Cottages in a Forest

1061 detail signatuur
1061 achterzijde
1061 ingelijst
1061 voorzijde
1061 voorzijde

Meindert Hobbema
Cottages in a Forest

1665 Not on view

Hobbema’s forest landscape is dominated by impressive tree passages in the foreground and a rickety cottage to the right. The bright background, against which the dark trees stand out, is characteristic of Hobbema’s work. This sunny vista lends great depth and liveliness to the scene. Although Hobbema restricted his palette of colours to green, brown, grey and blue, he used a great variety of these shades.

Technical details
1061 voorzijde

Meindert Hobbema
Cottages in a Forest

1665 Not on view

Acquired with the support of the Rembrandt Association and the Friends of the Mauritshuis Foundation, 1980
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Details

General information
Artist Meindert Hobbema (Amsterdam 1638 - 1709 Amsterdam)
Title Cottages in a Forest
Dated 1665
Object name painting
Inventory number 1061
Material and technical details
Technique oil
Material panel
Dimensions 53 x 71 cm
Inscriptions
Signed lower left: m. hobbema

Provenance

Charles Brind, London, 1849; William Delafield, London, 1870; J. Addington, London, 1886; A.P. Heywood-Lonsdale, Shavington Hall, Shropshire, 1887, and his heirs (on long-term loan to the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, from 1959 onwards); Robert Noortman Gallery, Maastricht; purchased with the support of the Rembrandt Association and the Friends of the Mauritshuis Foundation, 1980