View of the Church at Noordse Dorp near Noorden by Johan Hendrik Weissenbruch

View of the Church at Noordse Dorp near Noorden c. 1880 - 1885

water colours

charcoal drawing

possibly oil pastel

oil painting

underpainting

pastel chalk drawing

painting painterly

watercolour bleed

watercolour illustration

watercolor

Johan Hendrik Weissenbruch’s “View of the Church at Noordse Dorp near Noorden” is a watercolor painting that depicts a church in the Dutch countryside. The painting, which is currently located at the Rijksmuseum, is a characteristic example of Weissenbruch’s work, which often featured muted colors and atmospheric effects. The sky is the most prominent feature of the artwork, with billowing clouds taking center stage, while the church and surrounding landscape are rendered in a hazy and muted palette. The painting evokes a sense of quiet contemplation and is considered a fine example of the Dutch landscape tradition.

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rijksmuseum over 1 year ago

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This modest 19th-century church at Noordse Dorp seems about to be swallowed up by the overabundant water of the lakes and the huge looming clouds. Weissenbruch’s watercolours often lay around in his studio for years before the artist decided to take another look and finish them. This landscape, with its rough, aged surface, seems also to have been the result of several revisions.