Roeiboot tussen het riet aan de waterkant 1864 - 1868

This pencil and wash drawing by Johannes Tavenraat depicts a small rowing boat moored among reeds at the edge of a canal, a duck swimming nearby. "Roeiboot tussen het riet aan de waterkant," (Rowing boat among the reeds at the edge of the water) is a sensitive study of light and shadow, the artist's hand highlighting the textures of the reeds and the water. This work, dating from 1864-1868, is currently held in the Rijksmuseum.