Anton Koster - Tea pavilion of “Bosch en Hoven”

Antonie Lodewijk (Anton) Koster (1857–1939)

Tea pavilion of “Bosch en Hoven”

Signed lower right "A.L. Koster" and annotated 'De Koepel van “Bosch en Hoven” aan den Herenweg.'

Pastel on paper

26.5 × 21 cm

Framed

Provenance:

Private collection A.M. van den Broek.

Condition:

In very good condition.

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Additional information:

Antonie Lodewijk Koster was a versatile Dutch artist. He studied in The Hague and was influenced by Impressionism during a journey through France. He became best known for his paintings of Dutch bulb fields, which earned him the nickname ‘Anton Tulip’. In 1902, Koster moved to Haarlem and settled permanently in Heemstede in 1905. It was here that he created the present pastel.

The drawing depicts the stately national monument Bosch en Hoven. The bare trees suggest an autumn or early winter day. Koster brings the landscape to life with expressive, painterly movements in pastel. The light blue sky contrasts with the warmer earth tones of the dome and the green of the background. The lines of the trees lead the eye into the composition, while the finely rendered ornament in the lower right adds a decorative touch.