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Birds after Snowfall in Midwinter
Also titled Vogels na sneeuwval in midwinter
Konoshima Ôkoku (1877–1938)
c. 1914
- Medium
- ivory, paper, wood (plant material)
- Classification
- hanging scroll
- Dimensions
- height 133.5 cm x width 30.6 cm
- Museum
- Rijksmuseum
- Credit line
- Gift of J.P. Filedt Kok, Amsterdam
- Rights
- Public Domain Mark, as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed
About this work
With this painting Okoku evokes the atmosphere of a winter landscape, in which the snow creates a diffuse light and muted colours. Tranquillity and a somewhat forlorn, lonely mood characterize Okoku’s landscapes. This has been linked with Okoku himself, who fell into isolation in the early 20th century when the art world began to consider his introverted work as old-fashioned.
