OUWATER, Isaak
(b. 1750, Amsterdam, d. 1793, Amsterdam)

Ouderkerk, near Amsterdam

1779
Oil on canvas, 57 x 78 cm
Private collection

Ouderkerk is a small village a short distance south of Amsterdam, the first stage on the busy trekvaart route from Amsterdam to Utrecht and Gouda. Ouderkerk is a small village a short distance south of Amsterdam, the first stage on the busy trekvaart route from Amsterdam to Utrecht and Gouda. The view is taken from the west bank of the river Amstel looking upstream towards the village.