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A Woody Landscape

Image credit: The National Gallery, London

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Hobbema specialised in landscapes which present a positive, even idealised, evocation of carefree country life, where the trees are always heavy with summer leaf, the tracks are dry and there is only a gentle breeze in the air. This didn’t necessarily reflect day-to-day realities. Woodland of this kind was not a backdrop to an idyllic pastoral life, but an important economic resource, a place to graze animals and harvest timber. Yet the figures we see in this landscape are not hard at work trying to make a living – they are going about life in a very relaxed fashion. A fisherman sits quietly on the bank; a woman stands idly in the cottage doorway, while others stroll along the track. Though the overwhelming atmosphere is one of a peaceful summer’s day, there are subtle hints of nature’s destructive side.

The National Gallery, London

London

Title

A Woody Landscape

Date

about 1665

Medium

Oil on oak

Measurements

H 60.4 x W 84.3 cm

Accession number

NG685

Acquisition method

Bought, 1862

Work type

Painting

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