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Hendrick Frauenfelder (1885–1922)
Boats on a Riverside Village
Oil on canvas, Signed
This tranquil riverscape by Hendrick Frauenfelder captures a moment of stillness along a quiet waterway, displaying the artist’s characteristic sensitivity to light and atmosphere.
Three small boats rest gently upon the calm river, their reflections rippling across the softly painted surface. The vessels, modest in scale and rendered in muted browns and greys, draw the viewer’s eye into the centre of the composition, anchoring the scene’s serene rhythm.
To the left, a cluster of small houses lines the riverbank — humble dwellings with sloping roofs and softly tinted walls. Frauenfelder paints them with delicate, impressionistic strokes, allowing their forms to merge subtly into the surrounding landscape. Wisps of smoke or soft tonal transitions hint at quiet habitation.
On the right, a stand of trees rises gracefully, their foliage captured in layered greens and ochres that reflect in the water below. The vertical accents of trunks and branches provide compositional balance to the low, horizontal architecture on the opposite shore.
Above, the sky opens in pale blues and soft greys, its light diffused across the entire scene. Frauenfelder’s use of colour is restrained yet harmonious — a medley of silvery greens, warm umbers, and sky-touched whites — producing a lyrical calm typical of his mature style.
Hendrick Frauenfelder (1885–1922) was a European painter active in the early 20th century, known primarily for his atmospheric landscapes and scenes of rural and pastoral life. Born in 1885, he worked during a period of artistic transition between late Impressionism and emerging modernist approaches, blending traditional realism with freer, expressive brushwork.
Frauenfelder’s paintings often depict quiet countryside vistas, riversides, and woodland interiors, rendered with a gentle luminosity and a refined sense of colour harmony. His palette typically features soft earth tones and misty light effects, emphasizing mood over detail. His brushwork, while controlled, carries a painterly liveliness that suggests an awareness of Impressionist influences.
Stylistically, Frauenfelder occupies a space between 19th-century naturalism and early 20th-century tonalism — his works seek not to record exact topography but to evoke atmosphere and feeling. Though his career was brief, ending with his death in 1922, his paintings convey a quiet sensitivity to nature and a poetic understanding of light.
Dimensions without frame: (Height) 59 x 70.5 cm (Width)
- Creator:Hendrik Frauenfelder (1885 - 1922, Dutch)
- Dimensions:Height: 31.11 in (79 cm)Width: 35.44 in (90 cm)
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- Gallery Location:GB
- Reference Number:Seller: B561stDibs: LU2841217051532
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