Bosidylle (Woodland Idyll)

1898

Theodoor van Hoijtema

Associated Names
Theodoor van Hoijtema

Artist, Dutch, 1863 - 1917

The image displays a landscape with dense woodland viewed from a low vantage point near the water. The horizon is obscured by trees and foliage. Tall, winding trees with intertwining branches dominate the scene. Detailed brushstrokes create texture in the trees and shrubbery. The color palette is muted and primarily green. Two birds are perched on a rock near us, reflected in the water. In the background, the forest continues with intricate details fading into the distance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph printed in green on chine collé

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 31.1 × 21 cm (12 1/4 × 8 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 34.1 × 23.3 cm (13 7/16 × 9 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2016.157.4

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rijksprentenkabinet 1977, no. 80, State iic/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(William P. Carl Prints, Durham, N.C.); purchased 2016 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1977

  • Rijksprentenkabinet, Rijksmuseum. De grafiek van Theo van Hoytema. Amsterdam, 1977: no. 80, iic/ii

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: No. 55/60 / TheovanHotyema

Wikidata ID

Q77258795

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