Landschap met bomen 1890 - 1946

Cornelis Vreedenburgh rendered "Landschap met bomen," or "Landscape with Trees," in pencil on paper. During Vreedenburgh's life, the Netherlands was undergoing significant transformations, including rapid urbanization. Within this context, landscape art often served as a nostalgic nod to simpler, rural ways of life. Vreedenburgh, though trained in the Hague School tradition, was attuned to the shifts in artistic expression happening around him. This drawing, with its understated and raw quality, departs from traditional landscape paintings, which idealized nature. It instead gives us an intimate glimpse into the artist's process. What do you make of Vreedenburgh's choice to focus on the bare bones of the landscape? How does this impact your emotional experience of the artwork? "Landschap met bomen" offers a moment to reflect on our relationship with the natural world, and the shifting cultural values attached to it.