Dutch windmills near Gein river , Willem Roelofs Tile

Large (6" X 6") tile with the painting "The Gein River, near Abcoude" by the famous Dutch master artist Willem Roelofs. Artist : Willem Roelofs Dutch title : In 't Gein bij Abcoude English title : The Gein River, near Abcoude Object type: oil painting, canvas, h 45cm × w 68cm. Date: 1870 - 1897 Current location: Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, The Netherlands Riverlandscape with river Het Gein near Abcoude. Two fishermen on a boat. On the front a windmill with a house. In the background pastures and a windmill. Willem Roelofs: Willem Roelofs (March 10, 1822, Amsterdam - May 12, 1897, Berchem) was a Dutch painter, water-colourist, etcher, lithographer and draughtsman. Roelofs was one of the forerunners of the Dutch Revival art, after the Romantic Classicism of the beginning of the 19th century, which led to the formation of The Hague school. His landscapes, especially the early ones with their dominating cloudy skies, demure bodies of water and populated with cattle, are typical for the School of Barbizon. The Hague school: The Hague School is the name given to a group of artists who lived and worked in The Hague between 1860 and 1890. Their work was heavily influenced by the realist painters of the French Barbizon school. The painters of the Hague school generally made use of relatively sombre colours, which is why the Hague School is sometimes called the Grey School. Source: Wikipedia