David Johnson Paintings Geocoded

View of the Hudson from Barrytown NY

Painted by David Johnson (1827-1908). The featureless sky was a device Johnson used frequently to keep the viewer's focus on the good Earth below. The foliage, as much as dramatic terrain, was an inspiration; there's not much to Barrytown today, other than beautiful sloping hillsides. But this image is a fine example of how the taking the artist's perspective can create an extraordinary view out of a seemingly ordinary place.

David Johnson paintings

Francis Silva paintings in GeocodedArt

Kingston Point, Hudson River

Painting by Francis A. Silva (1835-1886).  Virtually all of Silva's paintings are focused on water; scenes of calm rivers greatly outnumber the seascapes,  and few of those have any measure of wave action.

He often painted boats with their sails full of wind, and seemingly full of promise. The ideal situation on the water appears to be a different world from the gritty bank where the observer stands, and to which the painter devoted a great deal of attention.

Silva paintings geocoded

Cornelis Springer paintings in GeocodedArt

The Gemeenlandshuis and the Old Church, Delft, Summer

Painting by Cornelis Springer (1817-1891).  The last great master of the Dutch townscape, he re-covered a lot of the ground that others had made iconic hundreds of years before.  If there is anything that distinguishes these views as more nearly modern, it may be that the great towers that dominate the towns are in a slightly romantic soft focus; perhaps still reverenced if not worshiped for what they represent.  The activities in the street receive more detailed attention.

Springer paintings geocoded

Gerrit Berckheyde Paintings in GeoCodedArt

View of Amsterdam

Painting by Gerrit Adriaensz Berckheyde (1638-1698). A prolific painter of townscapes of Amsterdam and The Hague. He often painted the same buildings or neighborhoods from slightly different vantage points, but did very few interiors or imaginary scenes.  Compared to his contemporaries, he did not put much effort into realistic clouds, but frequently left facades of buildings in shadow, heightening the realism of the view.

Berckheyde paintings geocoded

Eduard Alexander Hilverdink paintings in GeocodedArt

A snowy view of the Smedestraat, Haarlem

Painting by Eduard Alexander Hilverdink (1846-1891).  His paintings, virtually all exteriors, include a great deal of atmosphere.  You get the sense that you can tell how soon rain (or more snow) is coming.  His did some marine works, but the architecture of city centers was his principal subject.  The street life he shows is minimal, and is there not to be appreciate for itself but to help set the mood and add perspective for rendering the key feature into the hazy distance.

Hilverdink paintings geocoded

Johannes Christiaan Karel Klinkenberg Paintings in GeocodedArt

The Port of Enkhuizen

painting by Johannes Klinkenberg.  Great billowing clouds lend a distinctive Dutch air to all his outdoor works.  Touches of modern city life creep into works that still have some Golden Age romance in them, in buildings which strain to reach the light that animates all.

Klinkenberg paintings geocoded

Hendrik Keun Paintings in GeocodedArt

View on the Houtmarkt in Amsterdam

Painting by Hendrik Keun (1738-1788).  Very clear, unemotional pictures of a busy city, with views chosen to emphasize the role of waterways as the life blood of the prosperous, but not ornate, life.

Keun paintings geocoded