Maanlicht over de Javaanse rijstvelden

Maanlicht Over De Javaanse Rijstvelden is a 1921 Indonesian landscape painting by the 20th century Dutch impressionist painter, Willem Jan Pieter van der Does

Moonlight over the Javanese paddy fields
Year1921
Mediumoil paint, canvas
Dimensions32.5 cm (12.8 in) × 48 cm (19 in)
LocationNetherlands

Description

This painting titled ″Maanlicht over de Javaanse rijstvelden″ (moonlight over the Javanese paddy fields) painted by Willem Jan Pieter van der Does was probably painted in Bandung, during his trip and stay while working on a project for the Indo-Dutch industrial exhibition in Lembang, Bandung.

This picture until now is one of the earliest signed and dated picture by the artist known to have exists. 1920's is Does's early career, where he started as an illustrator for books and local newspapers.

This artwork is an example of Willem van der Does's talent in capturing the calm and subtle moonlight. The way he paints the night sky (or early in the morning) are simply extraordinary, he's able to capture and paint it in a deep sense, and without doubt the reflection in the "sawah" (the paddy field) are truly satisfying.[1]

If we look closer to some area in the picture, we can find a small dash of impressionistic yellowish-orange paint, this presenting a burning fire light coming from the local village area near the paddy field. This picture not only showed Does's knowledge in the impressionistic technique, but also it showed the way he applied and brought the european impressionist style into the early Dutch East Indies's (now Indonesia) landscape. This picture is perhaps one of the earliest example of the "East Indies impressionist movement" in the era that are adored by many people, the beginning of the 20th century "Mooi Indie" (the beautiful Indies).

This picture was rediscovered from a Dutch family collection with a history in the Dutch East Indies, and has not been seen in public for almost 90 years. Now, the picture is in a private collection.

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References
  1. Bartholomeus Hendrico, Willem van der Does "Monet of the Dutch East Indies"
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