Woodland Road
A heavily rutted road bisects the foreground of this painting, positioning us as travelers in a landscape and dividing the marshland on the left from a farmyard on the right. In the dense trees, daubs of many different colors of paint evoke light on foliage, while various figures—wayfarers, a dog, and a woman watching from the farmhouse door—add anecdotal interest to the scene.
Artwork Details
- Title: Woodland Road
- Artist: Meyndert Hobbema (Dutch, Amsterdam 1638–1709 Amsterdam)
- Date: ca. 1670
- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Dimensions: 37 1/4 x 51 in. (94.6 x 129.5 cm)
- Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Bequest of Mary Stillman Harkness, 1950
- Object Number: 50.145.22
- Curatorial Department: European Paintings
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