Portrait of Johan Jongkind

Meet the 100 Most Famous Paintings by Johan Jongkind

Updated oktober 2026 · ranked by our popularity score (searches, visits and orders for each work) · 337 works by Johan Jongkind in our catalogue

In short

If you know one Johan 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 Jongkind. Below are the 100 people know best, each with its year, where to find it and what makes it special.

1819 – 1891, Lattrop-boekel Impressionism Most works: Rijksmuseum

Start here: the top 10 Johan Jongkind paintings

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Windmill near Delft (1857) by Johan 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 by Johan 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 by Johan 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 by Johan 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 Jongkind favourites, 11 to 100

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

What Johan 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 Jongkind's paintings

The 8 museums that hold the most of the paintings on this page.

Museum City Works by Johan Jongkind Paintings from this list
Rijksmuseum, AmsterdamRijksmuseum Amsterdam 7 Rotterdam in the Moonlight, River View in France, possibly near Pontoise, Johan Barthold Jongkind, 1855, Windmills near Rotterdam
Petit Palais, ParizPetit Palais Pariz 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, ParizMusée d'Orsay Pariz 5 Portrait of the Artist by Himself, The Port of Rotterdam
Dordrechts Museum, DordrechtDordrechts Museum Dordrecht 3 Moonlight, Sailing Ships near Dordrecht

Johan Jongkind decade by decade: one standout piece each

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Your questions about Johan Jongkind's paintings

Which Johan 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 Jongkind when Windmill near Delft was made?See the answer

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

What are the 10 best-known Johan 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 and Rouen at Sunset. You'll find the year and the museum of each in the list above.

How many paintings did Johan Jongkind create?See the answer

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

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

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

When did Johan 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 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 Jongkind's paintings?See the answer

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

What materials did Johan 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 Jongkind part of?See the answer

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

Which Johan 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 and Windmills near Rotterdam.

Can I get a reproduction of a Johan 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 Jongkind

Predhodnik Svetlobe: Življenje in Umetnost Johanna Bartholda Jongkinda

Johan Barthold Jongkind, ime morda manj znano kot Monetovo ali Renoirovo, zavzema ključno mesto v zgodovini impresionizma. Rojstni kraj Lattrop, majhno mesto na Nizozemskem, 3. junija 1819, je zaznamoval umetnikovo pot, prežeto s talentom in osebnimi boji. Njegova mladost se je odvijala v mirnih pokrajinah province Overijssel, območja, ki je globoko vplivalo na njegov življenjski interes za vodo, svetlobo in atmosfero. Čeprav je sprva služil kot pisar, ga je notranji umetniški klic popeljal v Haag leta 1837, kjer se je začel formalno izobraževati pod Andreasom Schelfhoutom, cenjenim slikarjem krajine, ki je bil močno zasidran v nizozemski tradiciji. Ta temelj je bil ključen, saj mu je vlil natančno opazovanje narave in mojstrstvo tehnike, ki bi ga kasneje prežela izrazito moderna senzibilnost. To je bilo obdobje učenja osnov, a tudi naraščajočih ambicij, ki so ga spodbudile k nadaljnjemu umetniškemu razvoju v živahnem srcu Pariza.

Parizki Srečanji in Umetniški Razvoj

Preselitev v Pariz leta 1846 se je izkazala za prelomno točko. Jongkind je vstopil v ateljeje Eugèna Isabeya in François-Édouarda Picota, se potopil v francoski umetniški svet. Hitro je pridobil priznanje, razstavljal na Salonu že leta 1848, kjer si ga je prislužila pohvale vplivnih kritikov Charlesa Baudelairea in Émila Zole. To so bila obetavna leta, a zasenčena z naraščajočo notranjo stisko. Jongkind se je spopadal z napadi depresije in alkoholizma, izzivi, ki bi občasno prekinjali njegovo kariero in osebno življenje. Kljub tem težavam je vztrajno slikal, osredotočil se na prizore reke Sene, razgibano pariško ulico in atmosferske odtenke okoliške pokrajine. Njegovo delo v tem obdobju razkriva edinstveno mešanico nizozemskega realizma in nastajajočega francoskega romantizma, za katero so značilne živahne poteze čopiča in občutljivost za svetlobne učinke. Ni samo upodabljal krajine; ujel je njena minljiva razpoloženja, njihovo efemerno lepoto. Ta sposobnost prenesti atmosfero bi postala njegov prepoznavni stil in ključni vpliv na umetnike, ki so sledili.

Mentor Monetu: Semena Impresionizma

Jongkindov vrnitev na Nizozemsko leta 1855 je bila začasna. Končno se je ponovno ustalil v Parizu leta 1861, kjer se je njegova umetniška pot presekla s potjo mladega Clauda Moneta. To srečanje se je izkazalo za globoko pomembno za oba umetnika. Jongkind je postal mentor Monetu in delil svoje znanje o slikanju *en plein air* – delu na prostem neposredno iz narave – ter ga spodbujal, da sprejme bolj spontan in ekspresiven pristop. Sam Monet je priznal Jongkinda kot tistega, ki mu je omogočil "definitivno umetniško izobrazbo", prepoznavajoč v delu starejšega umetnika svobodo in občutljivost, ki sta močno odmevala z njegovimi lastnimi umetniškimi ambicijami. Njegov vpliv je mogoče opaziti v Monetovih zgodnjih krajinah, še posebej tistih, ki prikazujejo prizore ob Seni, kjer poudarek na svetlobi, atmosferi in minljivih vtisih izstopa. Ni samo učil tehnike; posredoval je filozofijo gledanja, način ujemanja bistva trenutka.

Zapuščina in Trajni Vpliv

Čeprav Jongkind nikoli ni dosegel široke slave nekaterih svojih sodobnikov, je njegov prispevek k razvoju impresionizma nesporno pomemben. Njegove slike, pogosto za katere so značilne svobodne poteze čopiča, dramatična nebo in sugestivna uporaba barv, so utrle pot novemu pristopu k slikanju krajine. Dokazal je, da je ujeti subjektivno izkušnjo svetlobe in atmosfere tako pomembno kot natančno upodabljanje fizične resničnosti. Njegova dela najdemo v priznanih muzejih, kot sta Van Gogh Museum v Amsterdamu in Musée d'Orsay v Parizu, kar je dokaz njegovega trajnega umetniškega pomena.
  • Pomembna Dela: *Moonlight on the Canal*, številne slike Sene blizu katedrale Notre-Dame.
  • Vpliv: Ključni vpliv na Clauda Moneta in predhodnik impresionizma.
  • Zadnja Leta: Jongkind je umrl 9. februarja 1891 v Saint-Égrèveu, Francija, za seboj pa pustil zapuščino, ki še danes navdihuje umetnike in ljubitelje umetnosti.
Jongkindova zgodba je ganljiv opomnik, da umetniške inovacije pogosto izvirajo iz nepričakovanih virov. Ni bil revolucionar na enak način kot Monet ali Renoir, a njegova tiha predanost ujemanju lepote naravnega sveta v kombinaciji z njegovo pripravljenostjo eksperimentirati z novimi tehnikami je utrla ključno pot za impresionistično gibanje in mu zagotovila mesto vitalne figure v umetniški zgodovini 19. stoletja. Njegove slike ostajajo močni priklici časa in prostora, ki vabijo gledalce, da izkusijo svet skozi oči umetnika, ki je resnično razumel transformativno moč svetlobe.

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