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Théophile de Bock
Pastoral Scene at Auvers sur Oise by Durch friend of van Gogh Barbizon landscape

ca 1880

$1,860
£1,428.97
€1,641.87
CA$2,616.32
A$2,939.32
CHF 1,535.80
MX$35,875.76
NOK 19,500.16
SEK 18,355.29
DKK 12,252.24

About the Item

You may have recognised the church in the painting, Our Lady of the Assumption in Auvers sur Oise, made famous by van Gogh's 1890 portrait of it. Interestingly, the present work was painted by a fellow Dutchman, an artist who van Gogh admired, Théophile Emile Achille de Bock (1851-1904). De Bock began his career as a clerk for the Dutch Railways Company, but was dismissed for spending too much time painting and drawing! He subsequently studied in The Hague with J.W. van Borselen, Jan Hendrik Weissenbruch and Jacob Maris. De Bock specialised in landscapes, particularly views of wooded countryside and forests. While living in Paris (1880-1883) and Barbizon (1878-1880), he was influenced by the artists Corot, Millet, and Rousseau. Corot's soft and subtle colours can be found the present painting, and influence of the Barbizon school masters is palpable.Van Gogh greatly admired the paintings of de Bock and in letters to his brother Theo, Van Gogh praised De Bock’s artistic abilities: "It was a pleasure to make De Bock’s acquaintance, I was in his studio. He’s making a large painting of the dunes which has much that is good. But that chap should start drawing figures, in my opinion, in order to produce a whole lot of other things. I believe that he has a true painter’s temperament and that we haven’t heard the last of him yet. He idolises Millet and Corot, but, did those two take pains over the figures, yes or no?" Works by de Bock are in the collections of the Tate Gallery, the Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery, Dundee Art Galleries, Leeds Art Gallery, Touchstones Rochdale and Salford Museum and Art Galleries. Our oil on canvas is monogrammed by de Bock and indistinctly dated at the lower right. Measuring 40.5 x 33 cm, the overall size in a period frame with visible wear and repair is 57 x 49 cm.
  • Creator:
    Théophile de Bock (1851 - 1904, Dutch)
  • Creation Year:
    ca 1880
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 22.45 in (57 cm)Width: 19.3 in (49 cm)Depth: 2.76 in (7 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    canvas professionally conserved, some inpainting under uv. Frame has wear and repair. An alternative more modern frame can be supplied upon request. Please enquire.
  • Gallery Location:
    Norwich, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU991316737112

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