Forest Scene
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
160; 136
About this artwork
signatuur en datum, midden onder: ‘B.C. Koekkoek ft 1848’
Art Historical Context
Step into the lush embrace of Barend Cornelis Koekek's *Forest Scene* (1848), a masterful oil on canvas measuring 136 x 160 cm, now housed in the Rijks. Signed and dated "B.C. Koekkoek ft 1848" in the lower, this expansive work captures the artist's lifelong passion for nature. Koekkoek, a leading Dutch Romantic painter often called the "prince of landscapists," created this during his mature years, drawing from his meticulous studies of the Dutch and German woodlands. Koekkoek's style exemplifies 19th-century Romanticism, blending precise botanical detail with dramatic atmospheric effects—to...
About the Artist
Barend Cornelis Koekkoek · 1803–1862
Barend Cornelis Koekkoek, born on October 11, 1803, in Middelburg, Netherlands, emerged from a prolific family of artists as the son of marine painter Johannes Hermanus Koekkoek and Anna van Koolwijk. His brothers—Hermanus, Johannes, and Marinus Adrianus—also pursued painting, specializing in marine and river scenes or decorative works. Koekkoek received his earliest training from his father befor...