Public collection via the Cleveland Museum of Art
AT-00009221About the Artwork
Inspired by the native Dutch landscape, Meindert Hobbema specialized in scenes of dense forest growth punctured by winding paths and views toward sunlit clearings that beckon with fertile fields and rustic cottages. Hobbema’s paintings were especially popular among Dutch citizens, who took enormous pride in their land. In addition to nationalistic pride in having recently gained independence from Spain, there was also a profound awareness of the preciousness of land in a low-lying nation, which required dikes, pumps, and constant vigilance to guard against flooding. While the Dutch earned much of their considerable wealth from sea trade, agriculture and livestock were important sources of prosperity.
Inscriptions
Signed lower left: "m. hobbema"
Provenance
Mrs. W. Atherton, 1823; Judge Sir James Alan Park (1763-1838), who was married to a daughter of Richard Atherton of Preston; Colonel H. M. Clark, London, 1919; [Colnaghi & Co., London, 1920]; [M. Knoedler & Co., New York]; John L. Severance, Cleveland, upon his death, held in trust by the estate. Estate of John L. Severance Collection, by bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1942.
Exhibition history
The Twentieth Anniversary Exhibition: The Official Art Exhibit of the Great Lakes Exposition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 26-October 4, 1936). Exhibition of the John L. Severance Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (November 12, 1942-March 14, 1943). Exhibition of Great Paintings; Five Centuries of Dutch Art. Montréal Museum of Fine Arts (organizer) (March 9-April 9, 1944). Exhibition of a Single Fine Painting. Akron Art Museum, Akron, OH (organizer) (December 1, 1951-January 1, 1952). Dutch Painting, The Golden Age. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 5-February 27, 1955). Dutch Art and Life in the Seventeenth Century. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (July 10-September 2, 1973). Object Lessons: Cleveland Creates an Art Museum. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 7-September 8, 1991).
Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
Quick Overview
- Artist
- Meindert Hobbema (Dutch, 1638–1709)
- Date
- c. 1662
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- Framed: 122.5 x 149 x 12 cm (48 1/4 x 58 11/16 x 4 3/4 in.); Unframed: 84 x 111.4 cm (33 1/16 x 43 7/8 in.)
- Type
- Painting
- Classification
- Painting
- Department
- European Painting and Sculpture
- Credit line
- Bequest of John L. Severance
- Accession no.
- 1942.641
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