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George  van Hook — Haymeadows
George  van Hook — Haymeadows
George  van Hook — Haymeadows
George  van Hook — Haymeadows
George van Hook

Haymeadows

This oil on canvas depicts a brick farmhouse nestled within a lush landscape of mature trees, its warm ochre and red tones glowing in dappled sunlight. The composition centers the modest dwelling in the middle distance, flanked by verdant foliage that frames the structure with intimate domesticity. The foreground features richly rendered plowed earth in browns and umbers, creating a strong horizontal foundation that anchors the scene. Above, a luminous sky rendered in soft blues and yellows suggests late afternoon light. The painting exemplifies early twentieth century American regionalism, capturing rural pastoral life with attention to atmospheric effects and the interplay between cultivated human spaces and natural abundance.

Medium
oil on canvas
Overall

Notes

A Ménage with George Platt Lynes, Rago Auctions, 2026-05-01. Lot 230. Signed to lower right 'Van Hook'.

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A Ménage with George Platt Lynes

May 1, 2026

Estimate: $800$1,200

Lot 230

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George van Hook, Haymeadows

This oil on canvas depicts a brick farmhouse nestled within a lush landscape of mature trees, its warm ochre and red tones glowing in dappled sunlight. The composition centers the modest dwelling in the middle distance, flanked by verdant foliage that frames the structure with intimate domesticity. The foreground features richly rendered plowed earth in browns and umbers, creating a strong horizontal foundation that anchors the scene. Above, a luminous sky rendered in soft blues and yellows suggests late afternoon light. The painting exemplifies early twentieth century American regionalism, capturing rural pastoral life with attention to atmospheric effects and the interplay between cultivated human spaces and natural abundance.

Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
overall: 61 x 53.3 cm
Seen at
Rago Auctions, Lambertville, United States

Related themes

Foliage, Agrarian Subject, Green Palette, Landscape Painting, Realist Painting, Bucolic Setting, Plowed Fields, Pastoral Scene, Early Twentieth Century, Oil On Canvas, American Regionalism, Natural Light, Domestic Architecture, Farmhouse, Rural Life, Agricultural Land, American Art, Earth Tones, Atmospheric Lighting, Figurative Landscape