Dutch painter. He is a relatively little-known Dutch landscape painter who was active in Haarlem. His work is in the manner of Jacob van Ruisdael who was his teacher. He also imitated the style of Jan Wynants and Philips Wouwerman.
This painting shows the influence of the artist’s teacher, Jacob van Ruisdael.
This painting is one of a pair of landscapes dominated by stately oaks and brooding skies. It depicts a landscape with a farmyard and figure drawing water from a well, other figures conversing nearby. The painter seems to delight in depicting peculiar houses and asymmetrical structures within his idyllic countryside scenes. A dilapidated hut with a thatched roof that leans sharply to the ground on one side stands in the middle of the present painting.
This painting is one of a pair of landscapes dominated by stately oaks and brooding skies. It depicts a landscape with a village road and figures conversing in the right foreground. A dense growth of trees encroaches on the village, having already hidden from sight a cottage nestled in its midst.
