About the artwork
Provenance: coll. J. Verhoef, Hannover, Germany (from 1934 until 1938 lent to the Haags Gemeentemuseum, inv.nr. 10/1934).
Literature: T. de Liefde-Van Brakel, A. Meddens-van Borselen, N. de Groot, R. Rietbergen, 'Wind en wilgen. J.W. van Borselen 1825-1892', Woerden/Alkmaar 2002, pag. 40, afb. 46 (in colour).
Exhibition: Woerden, Stadmuseum Woerden, 'Wind en wilgen. Jan Willem van Borselen 1825-1892. Schilder van het Hollandse polderlandschap', march-june 2002.
"A pupil of his father P. van Borselen and Andreas Schelfhout, he painted mostly landscapes, drawing inspiration from water-endowed areas around The Hague like Gouda, Zoetermeer and Stompwijk. Contemporaries appreciated his landscapes for being typically Dutch or Southern Dutch, in fact. In particular, the way in which he captured water, reeds and tall trees whipped up by gusts of wind won much admiration. He was a teacher of Th.EA. de Bock."
A pupil of his father P. van Borselen and Andreas Schelfhout, he painted mostly landscapes, drawing inspiration from water-endowed areas around The Hague like Gouda, Zoetermeer and Stompwijk. Contemporaries appreciated his landscapes for being typically Dutch or Southern Dutch, in fact. In particular, the way in which he captured water, reeds and tall trees whipped up by gusts of wind won much admiration.
He was a teacher of Th.EA. de Bock
