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accession number: 1942.641
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A Cottage in the Woods, c. 1662. Meindert Hobbema (Dutch, 1638-1709). Oil on canvas; framed: 122.5 x 149 x 12 cm (48 1/4 x 58 11/16 x 4 3/4 in.); unframed: 84 x 111.4 cm (33 1/16 x 43 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John L. Severance 1942.641
title: A Cottage in the Woods
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creation date: c. 1662
creation date earliest: 1657
creation date latest: 1667
current location: 213 Dutch Painting
creditline: Bequest of John L. Severance
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culture: Netherlands, 17th century
technique: oil on canvas
department: European Painting and Sculpture
collection: P - Netherlandish-Dutch
type: Painting
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CREATORS
* Meindert Hobbema (Dutch, 1638-1709) - artist
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measurements: Framed: 122.5 x 149 x 12 cm (48 1/4 x 58 11/16 x 4 3/4 in.); Unframed: 84 x 111.4 cm (33 1/16 x 43 7/8 in.)
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inscription: Signed lower left: "m. hobbema"
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: The Twentieth Anniversary Exhibition: The Official Art Exhibit of the Great Lakes Exposition
opening date: 1936-06-26T04:00:00
The Twentieth Anniversary Exhibition: The Official Art Exhibit of the Great Lakes Exposition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 26-October 12, 1936).
title: Exhibition of the John L. Severance Collection
opening date: 1942-11-12T04:00:00
Exhibition of the John L. Severance Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (November 12, 1942-March 14, 1943).
title: Exhibition of Great Paintings; Five Centuries of Dutch Art
opening date: 1944-03-09T04:00:00
Exhibition of Great Paintings; Five Centuries of Dutch Art. Montréal Museum of Fine Arts (organizer) (March 9-April 9, 1944).
title: Exhibition of a Single Fine Painting
opening date: 1951-12-01T05:00:00
Exhibition of a Single Fine Painting. Akron Art Museum, Akron, OH (organizer) (December 1, 1951-January 1, 1952).
title: Dutch Painting, The Golden Age
opening date: 1955-01-05T05:00:00
Dutch Painting, The Golden Age. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (January 5-February 27, 1955).
title: Dutch Art and Life in the Seventeenth Century
opening date: 1973-07-10T04:00:00
Dutch Art and Life in the Seventeenth Century. The Cleveland Museum of Art (July 10-September 2, 1973).
title: Object Lessons: Cleveland Creates an Art Museum
opening date: 1991-06-07T04:00:00
Object Lessons: Cleveland Creates an Art Museum. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 7-September 8, 1991).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* Royal Institute, Liverpool, United Kingdom (1823).
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PROVENANCE
Mrs. W. Atherton, 1823;
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Judge Sir James Alan Park (1763-1838), who was married to a daughter of Richard Atherton of Preston; Colonel H. M. Clark, London, 1919;
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[Colnaghi & Co., London, 1920];
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[M. Knoedler & Co., New York];
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John L. Severance, Cleveland, upon his death, held in trust by the estate.
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Estate of John L. Severance Collection, by bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1942.
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fun fact:
A windmill, an important symbol of Dutch identity, can be found in the background of this painting.
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Inspired by the native Dutch landscape, Meindert Hobbema specialized in scenes of dense forest growth punctured by winding paths and views toward sunlit clearings that beckon with fertile fields and rustic cottages. Hobbema’s paintings were especially popular among Dutch citizens, who took enormous pride in their land. In addition to nationalistic pride in having recently gained independence from Spain, there was also a profound awareness of the preciousness of land in a low-lying nation, which required dikes, pumps, and constant vigilance to guard against flooding. While the Dutch earned much of their considerable wealth from sea trade, agriculture and livestock were important sources of prosperity.
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
John Long Severance Art Collection Photographs: Furniture, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.
page number: Reproduced: p. 301
url: https://archive.org/details/SeveranceFurniture/page/n300/mode/1up
Cleveland Museum of Art. Catalogue of the Twentieth Anniversary Exhibition of the Cleveland Museum of Art: The Official Art Exhibit of the Great Lakes Exposition : June Twenty-Sixth to October Fourth 1936. [Cleveland, Ohio]: [Cleveland Museum of Art], 1936.
page number: Mentioned: cat. no. 223, p. 90, Reproduced: pl. LV
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Broulhiet, Georges. Meindert Hobbema (1638-1709); Paris, France: Firmin-Didot, 1938.
page number: Reproduced: p. 311
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Catalogue of the John L. Severance Collection: Bequest of John L. Severance, 1936. [Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1942.
page number: Mentioned: p. 22, cat. no. 7; Reproduced: p. [23], Plate IX, cat. no. 7
url: https://archive.org/details/SeveranceBequest/page/n26
Francis, Henry S. "Bequest of John L. Severance, 1936." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art XXIX, no. 9 (November 1942): 130-136.
page number: Reproduced: p. 134
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Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Loan Exhibition of Great Paintings; Five Centuries of Dutch Art, March 9th to April 9th, 1944; Under the Distinguished Patronage of His Excellency the Earl of Athlone, Governor-General of Canada, and H.R.H. the Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone, and H.R.H. Princess Juliana of the Netherlands; for the Benefit of the Children of Great Britain, the Netherlands and Occupied Countries of Europe. Exposition De Tableaux Célèbres; Cinq Siècles D'art Hollandais, Du 9 Mars Au 9 Avril 1944; Sous Le Haut Patronage De Son Excellence Le Comte D'Athlone, Gouverneur-Général Du Canada, De Son Altesse Royale La Princesse Alice, Comtesse D'Athlone, Et De Son Altesse Royale La Princesse Juliana De Hollande; Au Profit Des Enfants De Grande Bretagne, De Hollande, Et Des Nations Occupées D'Europe.
page number: Mentioned: cat. no. 87
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Paintings in the Cleveland Museum of Art. [Cleveland]: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1945.
page number: Reproduced: p. 21
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAPaintings1945/page/n29
Coe, Nancy. The History of the Collecting of European Paintings and Drawings in the City of Cleveland. Thesis M.A. Oberlin College, 1955.
page number: Reproduced: Vol. II, p. 232, no. 7, pl. XLVII
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Milliken, William Mathewson. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Great Museums of the World Series. New York, NY: H.N. Abrams, 1958.
page number: Reproduced: p. 42
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The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
page number: Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 444
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n81
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
page number: Reproduced: p. 126
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n150
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
page number: Reproduced: p. 126
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n150
Argencourt, Louise d' and Roger Diederen. Catalogue of Paintings. Pt. 4. European Paintings of the 19th Century. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1974.
page number: Mentioned and Reproduced: p. 240-241
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The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
page number: Reproduced: p. 163
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n183
The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Catalogue of Paintings, Part 3: European Paintings of the 16th, 17th, and 18th Centuries. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1982.
page number: Mentioned: p. 240; Reproduced: p. 241
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