Dutch School, A View Of Dordrecht Seaport Places rural idylls

rural idylls

981 achieved for ‘The Forest’ at Bonhams & Butterfields

the scenic layers appear gradually lighter as the hills disappear from view

Anna Kerstin "Kersti" Flyckt (1925-2009)

and a gold pocket watch chain with religious iconography

Dutch School, A View Of Dordrecht Seaport Places rural idyllsAn impressionistic oil on canvas depicting a colourful view of Dordrecht Seaport in Holland. On the left, three figures are unloading cargo from several moored steamboats. While further ahead, a medieval church rises above a row of historic buildings. The artist has rendered this scene beautifully particularly in the handling of the light shimmering on the water. Through the centre of the composition, dapples of blue turn to bright white as ripples