1072 - Jacob Jan Coenraad Spöhler (1837-1923) signed - Dutch landscape with mills along a canal

Jacob Jan Coenraad Spöhler (1837-1923) signed - Dutch landscape with mills along a canal Oil on canvas, 44 x 67 cm (unframed), 62 x 85.5 (framed).This beautiful painting takes us on a romantic stroll along a canal at dusk on a summer evening. A group of people are relaxing on a boat in the middle of the river. The artist has depicted this place on several occasions, from different angles and at different times of the year. Jacob Jan Coenraad Spöhler, a Dutch painter born in 1837, was the son of the painter Jan Jacob Spöhler and Catharina Wilhelmina Elisabeth Giethoorn. Jacob Jan Coenraad trained under the tutelage of his father and the renowned Jan Willem Pieneman, one of the leading exponents of 19th-century Dutch painting. Spöhler is known for his depictions of seasonal Dutch landscapes, where he frequently depicted sailboats, windmills, fishermen, ice skaters and sleds in the snow. He lived and worked in Amsterdam, and his works, full of romantic idealization, stand out for their delicate brushstrokes that highlight the calm and beauty of the natural landscape. Signed. Provenance: French private collection.