''Dune Landscape near Haarlem'', also known as ''The Bush'' and ''The Thicket near Haarlem'', is an oil on canvas painting by the Dutch Golden Age painter Jacob van Ruisdael. It is in the collection of the

Louvre The Louvre ( ), or the Louvre Museum ( ), is the world's most-visited museum, and an historic landmark in Paris, France. It is the home of some of the best-known works of art, including the ''Mona Lisa'' and the ''Venus de Milo''. A central l ...

in Paris. The painting is called ''Dune Landscape near Haarlem'' in Slive's 2001 catalogue raisonné of Ruisdael, catalogue number 60.

Hofstede de Groot Cornelis Hofstede de Groot (9 November 1863 – 14 April 1930), was a Dutch art collector, art historian and museum curator. Life He was born in Dwingeloo and spent some time in Switzerland in his youth due to weak lungs, where he learned Germa ...

called it ''Landscape near Haarlem'' or ''The Bush'' in his 1911 catalogue raisonne; catalogue number 890. The painting is not dated. Slive dates it to 1647. The Louvre dates it 1653. It was in the collection of

King Louis XVI Louis XVI (''Louis-Auguste''; ; 23 August 175421 January 1793) was the last King of France before the fall of the monarchy during the French Revolution. He was referred to as ''Citizen Louis Capet'' during the four months just before he was e ...

. In the 19th century

Vincent van Gogh Vincent Willem van Gogh (; 30 March 185329 July 1890) was a Dutch Post-Impressionism, Post-Impressionist painter who posthumously became one of the most famous and influential figures in Western art history. In a decade, he created about 2 ...

called this painting by Ruisdael, along with ''The Breakwater'' and ''Ray of Light'', "magnificent". The Louvre has in French: "Le Buisson ou Chemin dans les dunes harlemoises". Its inventory number is INV. 1819. Its dimensions are 68 cm x 82 cm.

References

Notes

Bibliography

* * * {{ACArt Paintings by Jacob van Ruisdael Paintings in the Louvre by Dutch, Flemish and German artists Dogs in art