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Lot description
Cows grazing in the pastures near Schiedam with a so called 'Schiedamse spoelingschuit' passing by , signed 'H.J. Wolter' (lower right), oil on board, 66,5x100 cm, Exhibited:-Assen, Drents Museum (28 November 1992-7 March 1993)/Rotterdam, Nationaal Schoolmuseum (March-5 September 1993)/Enschede, Museum Jannink (September 1993-January 1994)/Baarn, Kasteel Groeneveld (February-May 1994), ‘Veranderend landschap, opnieuw op reis met oude schoolplaten’.Literature:-H. Schuring, T. Ruiten, F. van den Beemt, ‘Veranderend landschap, opnieuw op reis met oude schoolplaten’, Assen, 1992, cover ill. and ill. p. 98. Provenance:-Auction, Venduehuis, The Hague, 5 November 1996, lot 139. , This painting is known as a geography wall plaque that used to grace many Dutch classrooms. They were published as of 1912 by Noordhoff publishers in Groningen. Shown is the Delfhavense Schie with the Spaanse Polder and the city of Schiedam at the horizon. Two corn mills can also be discerned here, and in the water a ‘spoelingschuit’ (rinse barge) with which farmers brought ‘spoeling’ from the city to their land. Spoeling (swill) was a typical product of the jenever town of Schiedam: this by-product of the malt wine distilleries was used as cattle feed.