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A scene on the Ice

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  • Rodney Franko asked

    What did Hendrick Avercamp prime his panels with--white lead, chalk, or other? Thank you.

  • Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen answered

    Dear Rodney, During the 17th century Dutch painters generally used a ground made from a combination of chalk and a gelatinous glue. This ground was used to smoothen the panel. All works by Avercamp that have been examined have this typical ground. On this first layer Avercamp added a second ground (or imprimatuur) that separated the first absorbent layer of ground from the layers of paint. This isolating layer contained lead white but the exact composition and thickness differs per work. No technical research has been carried out on the Avercamp paintings in the collection of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen. But in 2009 the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam published an interesting publication on the icescapes of Avercamp (in Dutch) that has more information on technical research done on other works by Avercamp. Best, Lonneke

    Please let me know if you have any further questions.

    Sincerely,
    Lonneke Visser

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Avercamp was the first Northern Netherlandish artist to paint winter landscapes. His 'little winters' proved so popular that he began to specialise in the genre. They are narrative scenes with a high horizon thus allowing more space for the activities on the ice.

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Title A scene on the Ice
Material and technique Oil on panel
Object type
Painting > Painting > Two-dimensional object > Art object
Location This object is in storage
Dimensions Width 36 cm
Height Error: 18,5 is not a valid BCD value cm
Artists Painter: Hendrick Avercamp
Accession number 2482 (OK)
Credits Acquired with the collection of D.G. Van Beuningen, 1958
Department Old Masters
Acquisition date 1958
Creation date in 1610 - 1620
Collector Collector / D.G. van Beuningen
External exhibitions Boijmans bij de Buren - Maritieme Meesters (2021)
Research Show research Alma
Material
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Geographical origin Northern Netherlands > The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe

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Hendrick Avercamp

Amsterdam 1585 - Kampen 1634

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