Everhardus Koster, Landscape With Lake & Church

Everhardus Koster, Landscape With Lake & ChurchThis late 19th century oil painting by Dutch artist Everhardus Koster (1817 1892) depicts a tranquil lakeside view with sinuous trees and a distant church. Koster was a master of composition and this skilfully rendered piece draws upon the rich legacy of his artistic forebears while also combining the philosophies of the Hague School. He produced it during the latter part of his career, probably around the time he moved to The Hague following twenty

It forms part of Borglind’s ‘Flora Suecica’ series

Frame with some accumulated wear

elevating a view with an otherworldly sense of poignant drama

It’s entirely natural

Heinrich Speiss trained at the Munich Academy

the composition also bears some resemblance to Eugène Delacroix’s ‘Bacchante Endormie Dans Un Paysage’

this piece appears to be an original by a skilful hand

they’re standing like old friends

Art Lord of all

Smartly attired yet slightly dishevelled

guide the eye along placid water

references The Tempest