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An Evening Landscape with a Horse and Cart by a Stream

Image credit: The National Gallery, London

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Aert van der Neer was an expert at creating a sense of depth in his landscapes. Often, as here, he used the sinuous path of a river or inlet receding into the distance to emphasise the effect. In this picture he has gone a step further, using figures to reinforce that recession and to inject a sense of movement and progression to the scene. Lit up by bright evening sunshine, a horse and cart is about to pass us, after apparently fording or following the river. The horse obviously isn’t enjoying the experience and hunches its head under the peasant’s switch, while its foal trots ahead. They are followed by a woman carrying a basket and jug while, in the middle distance, two more horses and carts seem to pick their way along the same route.

The National Gallery, London

London

Title

An Evening Landscape with a Horse and Cart by a Stream

Date

about 1645-55

Medium

Oil on canvas

Measurements

H 52.3 x W 63.5 cm

Accession number

NG2537

Acquisition method

Salting Bequest, 1910

Work type

Painting

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