The river Vecht with elegant company in a rowing boat by Isaac Ouwater
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The river Vecht with elegant company in a rowing boat 1789

Isaac Ouwater

Oil paintPaint
 53 ⨯ 70 cm
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  • About the artwork
    The river Vecht with elegant company in a rowing boat

    Isaac Ouwater (1748, Amsterdam – 1793, Amsterdam), was an 18th-century Dutch painter. He worked in Amsterdam, Haarlem, and Utrecht, and is well-known for his landscapes and architectural scenes. Ouwater worked in the tradition of the 17th century painters Jan van der Heyden and Gerrit Berckheyde. Several musea, like the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, Gemeentemuseum Arnhem and the Westfries Museum in Hoorn have paintings of Ouwater in their collection.

    This painting shows us an elegant company in a rowing boat on the river Vecht near a country house and a windmill beyond.
  • About the artist
    Isaac Ouwater was born in 1748, in Amsterdam.

    He was an 18th-century Dutch painter. He worked in Amsterdam, Haarlem, and Utrecht, and is well-known for his landscapes and architectural scenes.

    Ouwater worked in the tradition of the 17th century painters Jan van der Heyden and Gerrit Berckheyde. Several musea, like the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, Gemeentemuseum Arnhem and the Westfries Museum in Hoorn have paintings of Ouwater in their collection.

    Isaac died in Amsterdam in 1793.

Artwork details

Category
18th Century PaintingsPaintings
Subject
Dutch landscapeFigureLandscapeHumanRiverBoatVecht
Style
Romanticism (1780-1880)
Material & Technique
Oil paintPaint
Colour
GreenBlue