Cornelis Vreedenburgh (1880-1946) - Windmolen bij het water

You can’t get more Dutch than this: a wipmolen by the water in a polder landscape. This work is a Vreedenburgh to the core. This great Impressionist, born in Woerden in 1880, liked to work in the Green Heart. He painted farmhouses, pastures, waterscapes with boats, and so on. This painting with a wipmolen fits there seamlessly. By the way, a wipmolen is a type of windmill that is mainly found in the Netherlands and Belgium and is one of the oldest forms of windmills. This type of mill was primarily used for draining polders and moving water. The wipmolen has a rectangular wooden upper house, the cap, which sits on a fixed foundation and can rotate to follow the wind direction. The substructure, usually made of stone or wood, remains stationary while the upper house moves. Typically, a wipmolen was used as a polder mill, capable of moving water with a scoop wheel or screw. Because of its slender and simple construction, it is easy to recognize. These mills are most common in water-rich areas.

The work has previously been sold through Venduehuis Rotterdam, see the last photo.

It has recently been cleaned and given a new layer of varnish.

The work is in perfect condition and can be mounted on the wall as is.