G.J.H. (GEO) POGGENBEEK 1853 Amsterdam - 1903 Amsterdam Cows in a Meadow

Watercolor / Paper: 30 x 53,5 cm

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Artist
G.J.H. (GEO) POGGENBEEK1853 Amsterdam - 1903 Amsterdam

Title
Cows in a Meadow
Material & Technique
Watercolor / Paper

Measurements
Height: 30 cm

Width: 53,5 cm

Signature
Signed lower right "Geo Poggenbeek'

Provenance
Private collection The Netherlands

Literature
Comp. to P.A. Scheen, "Lexicon Nederlandse Beeldende Kunstenaars", The Hague, 1970, nr. 290

Category
Watercolor

Over G.J.H. (GEO) POGGENBEEK

Poggenbeek belonged to the so-called second generation of the Hague School. A skilled watercolourist and etcher, he used brighter, more vivid colours than was customary within the School, and is best known for his landscapes with cattle. He was a close friend of Nicolaas Bastert, with whom he travelled extensively. His work is held in most museums with nineteenth-century collections, both at home and abroad. Given the period in which it was painted, this watercolour of cows can be called progressive: its high horizon is markedly more modern than was then customary. The quality of the work is excellent, and the greens Poggenbeek uses here are characteristic of his oeuvre.