This is a typical Dutch landscape with water, a few trees, a man fishing, some cows and a mill in the distance. The broad watercourse, directs the viewer's gaze towards the distance. In this way the artist Paul Gabriel, created a strong effect of perspective. The low horizon is a typical feature in Dutch landscape painting, allowing the subtly coloured cloudy sky to form an important part of the composition. In 1878, when Gabriel painted this landscape, he was living in Brussels. He paid frequent visits to Holland to depict the polder landscape in sketches and paintings. This watery landscape is close to the village of Abcoude, a stone's throw from Amsterdam.
[Oil on panel, 41 x 50 cm]
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