Portræt af Johan Barthold Jongkind

Meet the 100 Most Famous Paintings by Johan Barthold Jongkind

Opdateret oktober 2026 · rangeret efter vores popularitetsscore (søgninger, besøg og ordrer for hvert værk) · 337 værker af Johan Barthold Jongkind i vores katalog

In short

If you know one Johan Barthold Jongkind painting, it's probably Windmill near Delft (1857), which hangs in the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Madrid. Moonlight and Moonlight on the Canal round out the three pieces people recognise right away. Our catalogue has 337 works by Johan Barthold Jongkind. Below are the 100 people know best, each with its year, where to find it and what makes it special.

1819 – 1891, Løttrup Impressionism Flest værker: Rijksmuseum

Start here: the top 10 Johan Barthold Jongkind paintings

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Windmill near Delft (1857) af Johan Barthold Jongkind

Windmill near Delft

1857 · Oil On Canvas · Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Madrid

In the quiet, sun-drenched landscapes of the Netherlands, certain moments possess a timeless quality that transcends the mere passage of years. Johan Barthold Jongkind’s 1857 masterpiece, Windmill near Delft, captures such a moment with unparalleled grace. This is not simply a landscape painting; it is a profound meditation on the ephemeral nature of light and the enduring spirit of the Dutch countryside. As the eye wanders across the canvas, one…

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Moonlight af Johan Barthold Jongkind

Moonlight

Oil On Canvas · Dordrechts Museum, Dordrecht

Moonlight by Johan Jongkind captures a single, quiet moment on a river under the night sky. This oil on canvas depicts the silver glow of the moon as it touches the water's surface. The scene focuses on the nocturnal atmosphere of the river, where light and shadow meet in the dark. It is a study of a fleeting, lunar presence over the moving current.

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Moonlight on the Canal af Johan Barthold Jongkind

Moonlight on the Canal

Oil On Canvas · The Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore

In the quietude of Moonlight on the Canal, we are invited into a world where the boundaries between reality and dream begin to dissolve. This evocative masterpiece by Johan Barthold Jongkind captures a nocturnal scene of a canal bathed in the ethereal glow of a luminous moon. The composition is a masterclass in atmospheric tension, dominated by a profound interplay of light and shadow that creates a hazy, almost mystical…

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The Seine at Bas-Meudon af Johan Barthold Jongkind

The Seine at Bas-Meudon

Oil On Canvas

The Seine at Bas-Meudon emerges from the canvas as a quiet moment captured in 1865. Johan Jongkind, a Dutch painter who lived from 1819 to 1891, renders this river scene with a focus on the shifting atmosphere of the French landscape. The work exists as an oil on fabric, a medium that allows for the quick, visible brushstrokes characteristic of the Impressionist style. Through these marks, the artist seeks to…

More Johan Barthold Jongkind favourites, 11 to 100

11Vue du Quai d'Orsay (1852) af Johan Barthold JongkindVue du Quai d'Orsay1852 · Musée Salies 12Entrance to the Harbour of Honfleur (1864) af Johan Barthold JongkindEntrance to the Harbour of Honfleur1864 · National Gallery of Canada 13Honfleur, Market Place (1864) af Johan Barthold JongkindHonfleur, Market Place1864 14Portrait of the Artist by Himself (1850) af Johan Barthold JongkindPortrait of the Artist by Himself1850 · Musée d'Orsay 15A street in Landerneau (1851) af Johan Barthold JongkindA street in Landerneau1851 · Kunstmuseum 16Honfleur the Railroad Dock af Johan Barthold JongkindHonfleur the Railroad Dock 17Rotterdam in the Moonlight (1881) af Johan Barthold JongkindRotterdam in the Moonlight1881 · Rijksmuseum 18A street in Nevers af Johan Barthold JongkindA street in Nevers 19Market Square-au-Wheat and the Ducal Palace, Nevers af Johan Barthold JongkindMarket Square-au-Wheat and the Ducal Palace, Nevers 20Canal in the Moonlight (1868) af Johan Barthold JongkindCanal in the Moonlight1868 21The Port of Rotterdam (1819) af Johan Barthold JongkindThe Port of Rotterdam1819 · Musée d'Orsay 22View of Delft (1844) af Johan Barthold JongkindView of Delft1844 · Kunstmuseum Den Haag 23View of Paris, the Seine, l’Estacade (1853) af Johan Barthold JongkindView of Paris, the Seine, l’Estacade1853 · Musée Des Beaux 24Moonlight at Overschie (outskirts of Rotterdam) (1855) af Johan Barthold JongkindMoonlight at Overschie (outskirts of Rotterdam)1855 · Petit Palais 25Notre-Dame Seen from Quai de la Tournelle (1852) af Johan Barthold JongkindNotre-Dame Seen from Quai de la Tournelle1852 · Petit Palais 26The Sea at Etretat (1853) af Johan Barthold JongkindThe Sea at Etretat1853 · Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery 27Étretat Harbor (1852) af Johan Barthold JongkindÉtretat Harbor1852 · Kröller-Müller Museet 28View on Monmartre (1850) af Johan Barthold JongkindView on Monmartre1850 · Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen 29Le soir sur le canal (1854) af Johan Barthold JongkindLe soir sur le canal1854 · Musée Salies 30View of the Seine looking towards the Pont Royal and the Pavillon de Flore (1853) af Johan Barthold JongkindView of the Seine looking towards the Pont Royal and the Pavillon de Flore1853 · Fondation Custodia 31Frigates (1852) af Johan Barthold JongkindFrigates1852 32River View in France, possibly near Pontoise, Johan Barthold Jongkind, 1855 (1855) af Johan Barthold JongkindRiver View in France, possibly near Pontoise, Johan Barthold Jongkind, 18551855 · Rijksmuseum 33Le Pont de l'Estacade (1854) af Johan Barthold JongkindLe Pont de l'Estacade1854 34Landscape in the surroundings of Den Haag (1859) af Johan Barthold JongkindLandscape in the surroundings of Den Haag1859 · Rijksmuseum Twenthe 35View of the Ooster Oudehoofdpoort (1857) af Johan Barthold JongkindView of the Ooster Oudehoofdpoort1857 · Museum Rotterdam 36River Landscape at Evening (1861) af Johan Barthold JongkindRiver Landscape at Evening1861 · Groninger Museum 37View of Maassluis (1860) af Johan Barthold JongkindView of Maassluis1860 · Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe 38Boat Under Construction by Canal Side, Dutch Landscape (1857) af Johan Barthold JongkindBoat Under Construction by Canal Side, Dutch Landscape1857 · Petit Palais 39Entrance to Honfleur Harbor (1863) af Johan Barthold JongkindEntrance to Honfleur Harbor1863 · Toledo Kunstmuseum 40Le Chautay (Nièvre) (1862) af Johan Barthold JongkindLe Chautay (Nièvre)1862 · National Gallery of Ireland 41Environs of Breda (1857) af Johan Barthold JongkindEnvirons of Breda1857 · Museum of Fine Arts, Houston 42Rotterdam Harbour (1856) af Johan Barthold JongkindRotterdam Harbour1856 43Beach at Ste.-Adresse (1862) af Johan Barthold JongkindBeach at Ste.-Adresse1862 · Phoenix Art Museum 44A View of the Harbour, Rotterdam (1856) af Johan Barthold JongkindA View of the Harbour, Rotterdam1856 · Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum 45Landscape (1860) af Johan Barthold JongkindLandscape1860 · Det Kongelige Museum for Fin Kunst Antwerpen 46A Roadside Tavern (1863) af Johan Barthold JongkindA Roadside Tavern1863 · Art Institute of Chicago 47Windmills near Rotterdam (1857) af Johan Barthold JongkindWindmills near Rotterdam1857 · Rijksmuseum 48Sailing Ships near Dordrecht (1870) af Johan Barthold JongkindSailing Ships near Dordrecht1870 · Dordrechts Museum 49View of Rotterdam from Overschie (1869) af Johan Barthold JongkindView of Rotterdam from Overschie1869 · Groninger Museum 50Rider and Figure in a Landscape (1864) af Johan Barthold JongkindRider and Figure in a Landscape1864 · Groninger Museum 51Saint-Parize-le-Châtel (1869) af Johan Barthold JongkindSaint-Parize-le-Châtel1869 · Petit Palais 52A Street in Delft, Evening (1868) af Johan Barthold JongkindA Street in Delft, Evening1868 · Petit Palais 53Seascape (1866) af Johan Barthold JongkindSeascape1866 · National Museum of Fine Arts of Cuba 54A Windmill in Moonlight (1868) af Johan Barthold JongkindA Windmill in Moonlight1868 · National Gallery of Ireland 55Marine (1866) af Johan Barthold JongkindMarine1866 · Museu Nacional de Belas Artes 56Village Street with a Canal (1871) af Johan Barthold JongkindVillage Street with a Canal1871 · Detroit Institute of Arts 57The Inn (1867) af Johan Barthold JongkindThe Inn1867 · Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art 58The Seine at Bas-Meudon (1865) af Johan Barthold JongkindThe Seine at Bas-Meudon1865 · Cleveland Museum of Art 59Little Channel at the Seine near Meudon (1865) af Johan Barthold JongkindLittle Channel at the Seine near Meudon1865 · Alte Nationalgalerie 60Scene at Delft (1868) af Johan Barthold JongkindScene at Delft1868 · Yale University Art Gallery 61River Scene (1870) af Johan Barthold JongkindRiver Scene1870 · National Gallery 62Demolition work in Rue des Franc-Bourgeois St. Marcel (1868) af Johan Barthold JongkindDemolition work in Rue des Franc-Bourgeois St. Marcel1868 · Kunstmuseum Den Haag 63Harbor Scene in Holland (1868) af Johan Barthold JongkindHarbor Scene in Holland1868 · Museum of Fine Arts 64Harbor by Moonlight (1871) af Johan Barthold JongkindHarbor by Moonlight1871 · Museum of Fine Arts 65The Towpath (1864) af Johan Barthold JongkindThe Towpath1864 · National Gallery of Art 66Sunset near Overschie (1867) af Johan Barthold JongkindSunset near Overschie1867 · Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen 67Honfleur (1865) af Johan Barthold JongkindHonfleur1865 · Metropolitan Museum of Art 68Pier in Honfleur (1866) af Johan Barthold JongkindPier in Honfleur1866 69Landscape at Nevers (1871) af Johan Barthold JongkindLandscape at Nevers1871 · Rijksmuseum 70Night Scene, Rotterdam (1868) af Johan Barthold JongkindNight Scene, Rotterdam1868 · Harvard Art Museums 71Place d'Enfer, Paris (1868) af Johan Barthold JongkindPlace d'Enfer, Paris1868 · Harvard Art Museums 72entrance to the port of honfleur (1864) af Johan Barthold Jongkindentrance to the port of honfleur1864 73View of the River Vliet near Delft (1866) af Johan Barthold JongkindView of the River Vliet near Delft1866 74Skaters in Holland (1864) af Johan Barthold JongkindSkaters in Holland1864 75View of the Port of Overschie (1871) af Johan Barthold JongkindView of the Port of Overschie1871 76The Towpath (1865) af Johan Barthold JongkindThe Towpath1865 · Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum 77Holandaise Landscape with Docked Boat (1868) af Johan Barthold JongkindHolandaise Landscape with Docked Boat1868 78Canal in Holland (1870) af Johan Barthold JongkindCanal in Holland1870 79Tree at the Seine Estuary (1864) af Johan Barthold JongkindTree at the Seine Estuary1864 80The Entrance to the Port of Rotterdam (1864) af Johan Barthold JongkindThe Entrance to the Port of Rotterdam1864 81Dutch Fishing Boats, Verso: Sketches of Boats (1870) af Johan Barthold JongkindDutch Fishing Boats, Verso: Sketches of Boats1870 82The Port of Honfleur (1875) af Johan Barthold JongkindThe Port of Honfleur1875 · Yale University Art Gallery 83Sunset in Holland (1873) af Johan Barthold JongkindSunset in Holland1873 · National Museum of Fine Arts 84Cityscape Rotterdam: Canal à Rotterdam (1873) af Johan Barthold JongkindCityscape Rotterdam: Canal à Rotterdam1873 · Museum Rotterdam 85The Boulevard de Port-Royal, Paris (1877) af Johan Barthold JongkindThe Boulevard de Port-Royal, Paris1877 · National Gallery 86The House of Master Adam Billaud at Nevers (1874) af Johan Barthold JongkindThe House of Master Adam Billaud at Nevers1874 87View of Lake Lman at Nyon (1875) af Johan Barthold JongkindView of Lake Lman at Nyon1875 · Minneapolis Institute of Art 88Houses on a Waterway near Crooswijk (1874) af Johan Barthold JongkindHouses on a Waterway near Crooswijk1874 · Rijksmuseum 89Landscape (1877) af Johan Barthold JongkindLandscape1877 90Demolition of the Rue des Francs-Bourgeois (1873) af Johan Barthold JongkindDemolition of the Rue des Francs-Bourgeois1873 91La Cote-Saint-Andre (1878) af Johan Barthold JongkindLa Cote-Saint-Andre1878 92Moonlight over a Canal, Dordrecht (1876) af Johan Barthold JongkindMoonlight over a Canal, Dordrecht1876 93La Ciotat (1880) af Johan Barthold JongkindLa Ciotat1880 · Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen 94Rue du Faubourg-Saint-Jacques in Paris (1879) af Johan Barthold JongkindRue du Faubourg-Saint-Jacques in Paris1879 · Fondation Custodia 95Hitch of Bulls on the Road (1889) af Johan Barthold JongkindHitch of Bulls on the Road1889 96Skating in Holland (1895) af Johan Barthold JongkindSkating in Holland1895 · National Gallery 97untitled (1481) af Johan Barthold Jongkinduntitled (1481) 98The Seine at Argenteuil af Johan Barthold JongkindThe Seine at Argenteuil 99Au bord de la mer Sun af Johan Barthold JongkindAu bord de la mer Sun 100Fishing boat with two masts, anchored af Johan Barthold JongkindFishing boat with two masts, anchored

What Johan Barthold Jongkind painted most

The four subjects that come up most often in these pieces, each with its best-known example.

Where you can see Johan Barthold Jongkind's paintings

De 8 museer, der rummer flest af malerierne på denne side.

Museum By Værker af Johan Barthold Jongkind Malerier fra denne liste
Rijksmuseum, AmsterdamRijksmuseum Amsterdam 7 Rotterdam in the Moonlight, River View in France, possibly near Pontoise, Johan Barthold Jongkind, 1855, Windmills near Rotterdam
Petit Palais, ParisPetit Palais Paris 6 Moonlight at Overschie (outskirts of Rotterdam), Notre-Dame Seen from Quai de la Tournelle, Boat Under Construction by Canal Side, Dutch Landscape
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, RotterdamMuseum Boijmans Van Beuningen Rotterdam 4 View on Monmartre, Sunset near Overschie, La Ciotat
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, MadridThyssen-Bornemisza Museum Madrid 3 Windmill near Delft, A View of the Harbour, Rotterdam, The Towpath
Groninger Museum, GroningenGroninger Museum Groningen 3 River Landscape at Evening, View of Rotterdam from Overschie, Rider and Figure in a Landscape
National Gallery, LondonNational Gallery London 3 River Scene, The Boulevard de Port-Royal, Paris, Skating in Holland
Musée d'Orsay, ParisMusée d'Orsay Paris 5 Portrait of the Artist by Himself, The Port of Rotterdam
Dordrechts Museum, DordrechtDordrechts Museum Dordrecht 3 Moonlight, Sailing Ships near Dordrecht

Johan Barthold Jongkind decade by decade: one standout piece each

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Pick a decade to see its standout piece.

Your questions about Johan Barthold Jongkind's paintings

Which Johan Barthold Jongkind painting is the most famous?See the answer

Top of the list is Windmill near Delft (1857), Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Madrid. Right behind it: Moonlight and Moonlight on the Canal.

How old was Johan Barthold Jongkind when Windmill near Delft was made?See the answer

38 years old. Johan Barthold Jongkind was born in 1819, and Windmill near Delft dates from 1857.

What are the 10 best-known Johan Barthold Jongkind paintings?See the answer

Windmill near Delft, Moonlight, Moonlight on the Canal, Winter Scene, The Beach at Sainte-Adresse, The Seine at Bas-Meudon, On the riverbank, The Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris, Seen from the Pont de l’Archevêché, The Canal of Saint-Martin at Sunset, Paris og Rouen at Sunset. You'll find the year and the museum of each in the list above.

How many paintings did Johan Barthold Jongkind create?See the answer

We have 337 works by Johan Barthold Jongkind in our catalogue, dated 1844 to 1889.

Where can you see Johan Barthold Jongkind's famous paintings?See the answer

You'll find most of them in Rijksmuseum (Amsterdam), Petit Palais (Paris) og Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen (Rotterdam). The museum list above has the full breakdown.

When did Johan Barthold Jongkind paint the best-known pieces?See the answer

In 1860s, more than any other time: 36 of the 100 pieces on this page date from then, Entrance to the Harbour of Honfleur among them.

Which famous Johan Barthold Jongkind paintings came first and last?See the answer

The earliest piece here is View of Delft (1844); the most recent is Hitch of Bulls on the Road (1889).

What subjects show up most in Johan Barthold Jongkind's paintings?See the answer

Water (5), Night sky (4) og River (3), out of the 100 pieces on this page.

What materials did Johan Barthold Jongkind paint with most?See the answer

Oil On Canvas, used in 5 of the 100 pieces on this page.

What art movement was Johan Barthold Jongkind part of?See the answer

Impressionism, as you can see in the pieces on this page.

Which Johan Barthold Jongkind pieces can you see at the Rijksmuseum?See the answer

You can see 5 of the pieces on this page at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, including Rotterdam in the Moonlight, River View in France, possibly near Pontoise, Johan Barthold Jongkind, 1855 og Windmills near Rotterdam.

Can I get a reproduction of a Johan Barthold Jongkind painting?See the answer

Yes. Every painting on this page is available as a hand-painted oil reproduction or a print, in the size that suits you. Just open the painting's page to order.

Getting to know Johan Barthold Jongkind

Johan Barthold Jongkind: En Forerunner of Light and Atmosphere

Johan Barthold Jongkind, en navn der måske ikke umiddelbart er lige så kendt som Monet eller Renoir, indtager en central position i historien om Impressionismen. Han blev født den 3. juni 1819 i Lattrop, en lille by i Overijssel-provinsen i Holland, og hans kunstneriske rejse var præget af både talentfuldhed og personlige kampe. Hans tidlige liv udspillede sig blandt de rolige landskaber i regionen, hvilket dybt påvirkede hans livslange fascination for vand, lys og atmosfære. Selvom han oprindeligt blev ansat som kontorist, førte hans iboende kunstneriske tilbøjelser ham til Haag i 1837, hvor han begyndte sin formelle uddannelse under Andreas Schelfhout, en respekteret landskabsmaler, der var dybt forankret i den hollandske tradition. Denne baggrund viste sig at være afgørende, idet den indgydte Jongkind en minutiøs observation af naturen og en mesterskab i teknik, som senere blev infuseret med en tydeligt moderne sans. Det var en periode med læring af de grundlæggende elementer, men også en tid med stigende ambition, der fik ham til at søge yderligere kunstnerisk udvikling i det pulserende franske centrum i Paris.

Parisian Encounters and Artistic Development

Flytningen til Paris i 1846 viste sig at være transformativ. Jongkind trådte ind i studierne hos Eugène Isabey og François-Édouard Picot, og fordybede sig i det franske kunstmiljø. Han opnåede hurtigt anerkendelse, hvor han udstillede på Salon allerede i 1848 og igen i 1852, hvor han modtog en medalje. Disse år var præget af lovende perspektiver, men også af stigende indre uro. Jongkind kæmpede med anfald af depression og alkoholisme, udfordringer, der periodisk forstyrrede hans karriere og personlige liv. Trods disse vanskeligheder fortsatte han med at male produktivt, med fokus på scener fra Seinen, de travle parisensiske gader og de atmosfæriske nuancer i det omkringliggende landskab. Hans værker under denne periode afspejler en unik blanding af hollandsk realisme og den fremvoksende franske romantik, karakteriseret ved livlige penselstrøg og en skarp følsomhed over for lysets effekter. Han malede ikke blot landskaber; han fangede deres flygtende stemninger, deres øjeblikkelige skønhed. Denne evne til at formidle atmosfære blev hans signaturstil og en nøglefaktor, der påvirkede de efterfølgende kunstnere.

A Mentor to Monet: The Seeds of Impressionism

Jongkind’s tilbagevenden til Holland i 1855 var midlertidig. Han slog derefter endelig rod i Paris i 1861, hvor hans kunstneriske vej krydsede den af Claude Monet. Denne møde viste sig at være dybt betydningsfuld for begge kunstnere. Jongkind blev en mentor for Monet, og delte sin viden om *plein air* maleri – at male direkte udendørs fra naturen – og opfordrede ham til at omfavne en mere spontan og udtryksfuld tilgang. Monet selv krediterede Jongkind for at give ham den "afgørende uddannelse" af hans øje, erkende i den ældre kunstners arbejde en frihed og følsomhed, der resonerede dybt med hans egne kunstneriske ambitioner. Han var ikke blot underviste teknik; han overførte en filosofi om at se, en måde at fange essensen af et øjeblik i tiden.

The Influence of Dutch Masters and the Pursuit of Atmosphere

Jongkind’s artistic foundation was deeply rooted in the traditions of Dutch landscape painting. He studied the works of masters like Jacob van Ruisdael, whose moody poetic evocations of light and atmosphere profoundly influenced his own approach to art. This connection to the Dutch tradition is evident in Jongkind's early paintings, which share a similar sensitivity to color, brushwork, and the depiction of natural phenomena. However, he was not simply imitating his predecessors; he sought to transcend them by incorporating elements of French Romanticism and Impressionist techniques. He experimented with broken colors, loose brushstrokes, and an emphasis on capturing fleeting moments of light and atmosphere – a pursuit that would define his artistic legacy.

Legacy and Lasting Influence

Selvom Jongkind aldrig opnåede den udbredte berømmelse, der nydes af nogle af sine samtidige, er hans bidrag til udviklingen af Impressionismen uomtvisteligt. Hans malerier, ofte karakteriseret ved deres løse penselstrøg, dramatiske himmellegemer og evocative brug af farver, banede vejen for en ny tilgang til landskabsmaleri. Han demonstrerede, at det at fange den subjektive oplevelse af lys og atmosfære var lige så vigtigt som nøjagtig gengivelse af fysisk virkelighed. Hans værker findes i anerkendte museer som Van Gogh Museet i Amsterdam og Musée d'Orsay i Paris, testamenter til hans vedvarende kunstneriske værdi. Han døde den 9. februar 1891 i Saint-Égrève, Frankrig, efterlod en arv, der fortsat inspirerer kunstnere og kunstelskere i dag.

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