The Mill
Oil Painting
1645 (painted)
1645 (painted)
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A landscape with a dilapidated wooden building by a steam, on the bridge traversing to the opposite bank sits an angler, in the background a church spire and house just visible. Cornelis Decker is a relatively little-known Dutch landscape painter who was active in Haarlem. This work is typical of Decker's landscapes in the manner of Jacob van Ruisdael. He also imitated the style of Jan Wijnants and Philips Wouwermans. The rickety building however is a signature of Decker's style
Object details
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| Title | The Mill (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Oil on oak panel |
| Brief description | Oil painting, 'The Mill', Cornelis Gerritsz. Decker, 1645 |
| Physical description | A landscape with a dilapidated wooden building by a steam, on the bridge traversing to the bank opposite sits an angler, in the background a church spire and house just visible. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'D . . . 1645' (Signed and dated by the artist, lower right; the signature is mostly illegible.) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Constantine Alexander Ionides |
| Object history | Purchased as attributed to Ruisdael by Constantine Alexander Ionides, 30 May 1882, for £18 (his inventory, private collection). Bequeathed by Constantine Alexander Ionides, 1900. Painting originally bore a false signature and date Ruisdael, 1649 which was removed when the picture was cleaned in 1909. Historical significance: This landscape is a fine example of those painted by the Haarlem artists in the second half of the seventeenth century. Cornelis Decker is a relatively little-known Dutch landscape painter who was active in Haarlem. This work is typical of Decker's landscapes in the manner of Jacob van Ruisdael. He also imitated the style of Jan Wijnants and Philips Wouwermans. The rickety building by a stream however is a signature of Decker's style and reappears for example in one of the two of his paintings sold at Sotheby's New York, 25 Jan. 08. The bridge is similar to the one depiced in a picture sold at Sotheby's London, July 3, 1997. |
| Historical context | This wooded landscape is a fine example of those painted by the Haarlem artists in the second half of the seventeenth century. The lead figure of the Haarlem school of landscape painting in this peirod was Jacob van Ruisdael, of whom Cornelis Decker was a pupil. Ruisadael's influence on Decker is visible in this work in terms of composition and style such as the dense foliage and sombre tonality. |
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| Summary | A landscape with a dilapidated wooden building by a steam, on the bridge traversing to the opposite bank sits an angler, in the background a church spire and house just visible. Cornelis Decker is a relatively little-known Dutch landscape painter who was active in Haarlem. This work is typical of Decker's landscapes in the manner of Jacob van Ruisdael. He also imitated the style of Jan Wijnants and Philips Wouwermans. The rickety building however is a signature of Decker's style |
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| Accession number | CAI.85 |
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| Record created | June 11, 2003 |
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