Canal Landscape with Figures Bathing

Ten Oever employs a soft, warm palette to render the sunset’s glow, allowing light to ripple across the water’s surface. The varied tones of the cattle, from brown to cream, and the subtle gradations in the sky demonstrate careful observation of natural illumination and atmospheric perspective.

Created in the late seventeenth century, the painting entered the collection of the Scottish National Gallery, where it remains on display. Its acquisition reflects the gallery’s interest in Dutch landscape traditions and the work of lesser‑known artists of the period.