A beautifully designed and lavishly illustrated survey of 19th-century paintings in the Netherlands

This comprehensive overview is the first book in more than 60 years on the underexplored history of painting in the Netherlands in the 19th century. Jenny Reynaerts, an acclaimed specialist in 19th-century Dutch art, takes a close look at works from famous canvases by Vincent van Gogh to lesser-known works and even recently discovered paintings. Offering a synthesis of numerous focused studies from the past 50 years, Reynaerts pays special attention to the stylistic developments, the contemporary art market, and the relationships that Dutch artists at the time had with the international art world. The book boasts 500 illustrations by artists including Van Gogh, Ary Scheffer, Lawrence Alma-Tadema, Barend Cornelis Koekkoek, Jacob and Matthijs Maris, and many more. Designed by renowned Dutch designer Irma Boom, this book will serve as the authoritative text on 19th-century painting in the Netherlands.

Distributed for Mercatorfonds

Exhibition Schedule:

Museum Singer Laren
(January 15-May 15, 2020)


About the Author

Jenny Reynaerts is senior curator of 18th- and 19th-century paintings in the Department of Fine Art at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Reviews
"Filled with a wealth of information [and] lavishly illustrated...Due to the author's engaging writing style, it is also eminently readable...The book provides relevant and fascinating analysis of important figures that are hardly known outside of the Netherlands."-Cornelia Homburg, The Art Newspaper

"[A] richly informative book...An excellent introduction to a century of Dutch art that will help to stimulate further interest in a period that remains far too little known and appreciated outside the Netherlands."-John Leighton, Burlington Magazine

Book Information
ISBN 9780300250442
Author Jenny Reynaerts
Format Hardback
Page Count 400
Imprint Yale University Press
Publisher Yale University Press