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The Belgian De Cock undertook painting trips to France, becoming acquainted with several Barbizon artists, including Corot. He also ventured north to the Netherlands to paint. “He’s one of the few painters to have understood our Brabant,” Van Gogh wrote to his brother Theo, in appreciation of De Cock’s sensitive grasp of their native region. Though the precise location of this verdant view of a riverbank is now unknown, the contrast between the lush variety of textures in the shrubs and trees and the smooth reflections on the river’s surface is typical of his work.
Stream through the Forest
César de Cock (Belgian, 1823–1904)
1872
Medium/Technique
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
43.8 x 64.5 cm (17 1/4 x 25 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Ernest Wadsworth Longfellow
Accession Number23.484
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsPaintings
The Belgian De Cock undertook painting trips to France, becoming acquainted with several Barbizon artists, including Corot. He also ventured north to the Netherlands to paint. “He’s one of the few painters to have understood our Brabant,” Van Gogh wrote to his brother Theo, in appreciation of De Cock’s sensitive grasp of their native region. Though the precise location of this verdant view of a riverbank is now unknown, the contrast between the lush variety of textures in the shrubs and trees and the smooth reflections on the river’s surface is typical of his work.
InscriptionsLower right: Cesar De Cock / 1879
ProvenanceBy 1880, Ernest Wadsworth Longfellow (b. 1845 - d. 1921), Boston; 1923, bequeathed by Longfellow to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 1, 1923)