Autumn Day c. 1895 - 1915

"Autumn Day" (c. 1895-1915), a painting by Dutch artist Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof, depicts a serene landscape with a solitary figure and their dog walking through a field. The painting's subdued palette, dominated by muted browns and grays, evokes the melancholic mood of late autumn. The dominant feature of the composition is the vast, cloudy sky, which takes up nearly half of the canvas. Dijsselhof's signature style, characterized by a focus on atmospheric effects, is evident in the depiction of the soft, diffused light and the hazy, almost ethereal quality of the scene. This evocative painting, currently held at the Rijksmuseum, captures the quiet beauty of a typical Dutch landscape.