Peasant House in the Sand Dunes

Jan van Goyen

Jan van Goyen - Peasant House in the Sand Dunes
Van Goyen ranked among the most prolific painters of his time. Over a thousand paintings and a number of excellent drawings of his making have survived. In the 1630s, together with Pieter de Molyn and Salomon van Ruysdael, this artist championed the new principles of landscape painting: a low horizon, high skies with clouds, sober coloration of brown and grey tones, and rendering the wet windy atmosphere. The rustic house crouching in the drift of the sand-dune was an everyday phenomenon of the Dutch country. However, with the clever use of light and confident brushwork, van Goyen elevated it to a subject of a unique piece of art.
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measurements: height 31 cm
width 50 cm
material: oak panel, cradled
technique: oil
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inventory number: O 2821
gallery collection: Collection of Old Masters

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