Johan Barthold Jongkind (1819–1891)
19th century
Watercolor and ink on paper
Image 4 x 7 in. (10.2 x 17.8 cm); archival frame 13 x 16 in. (33 x 40.6 cm)
Provenance: Leighton Fine Arts, England
A Dutch river landscape with windmills, a lone figure on a dyke path, and wind-driven vegetation at left, all observed beneath a sweeping, turbulent sky of blue and white. The composition is characteristic of Jongkind's mature watercolor practice: a low, nearly flat horizon surrendering the picture surface to the drama of atmospheric conditions above, the whole rendered in his swift, calligraphic line combined with freely applied washes of color. Signed lower left by the artist.
Johan Barthold Jongkind, born in Latrop in the Netherlands and trained in The Hague before settling largely in France, occupies a singular position in the history of 19th century art as one of the most direct precursors of Impressionism. His open air watercolors and paintings, with their emphasis on transient light, weather, and fluid handling, were closely studied by Monet, who credited Jongkind as a formative influence, and by Boudin, with whom he worked on the Normandy coast. His work is held in the collections of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam; the Musée d'Orsay, Paris; and major institutions throughout Europe and North America.
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Johan Barthold Jongkind (1819–1891)
19th century
Watercolor and ink on paper
Image 4 x 7 in. (10.2 x 17.8 cm); archival frame 13 x 16 in. (33 x 40.6 cm)
Provenance: Leighton Fine Arts, England
A Dutch river landscape with windmills, a lone figure on a dyke path, and wind-driven vegetation at left, all observed beneath a sweeping, turbulent sky of blue and white. The composition is characteristic of Jongkind's mature watercolor practice: a low, nearly flat horizon surrendering the picture surface to the drama of atmospheric conditions above, the whole rendered in his swift, calligraphic line combined with freely applied washes of color. Signed lower left by the artist.
Johan Barthold Jongkind, born in Latrop in the Netherlands and trained in The Hague before settling largely in France, occupies a singular position in the history of 19th century art as one of the most direct precursors of Impressionism. His open air watercolors and paintings, with their emphasis on transient light, weather, and fluid handling, were closely studied by Monet, who credited Jongkind as a formative influence, and by Boudin, with whom he worked on the Normandy coast. His work is held in the collections of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam; the Musée d'Orsay, Paris; and major institutions throughout Europe and North America.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
