Abraham de Verwer (Dutch, c. 1585 – 1650) View of Hoorn, c. 1645
oil on panel; 51.5 x 95 cm (20 1/4 x 37 3/8 in.)
framed: 70.8 x 113.7 x 5.7 cm (27 7/8 x 44 3/4 x 2 1/4 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift from the Derald H. Ruttenberg Memorial Fund
Reading Wheelcock’s description of his first encounter with this painting in the Examiner (April 19, 2009) was so similar to my own encounter in the NGA. I was so drawn to the atmosphere – the light from the painting almost seems to fill the room. What an under-rated work. Too bad it’s so hard to find a print of it.
Reading Wheelcock’s description of his first encounter with this painting in the Examiner (April 19, 2009) was so similar to my own encounter in the NGA. I was so drawn to the atmosphere – the light from the painting almost seems to fill the room. What an under-rated work. Too bad it’s so hard to find a print of it.