Rinder auf der Weide bei Overschie by Hermann Baisch - Postcard

Rinder auf der Weide bei Overschie (Cattle on the Pasture near Overschie), painted in 1890 by German artist Hermann Baisch (1846–1894), presents a quiet pastoral scene in the Dutch countryside. Several cattle graze and rest across an expansive green meadow, while a row of traditional windmills stretches along the distant horizon beneath a broad, softly clouded sky.

Baisch's treatment of the sky and meadow gives the painting much of its atmospheric character. Pale grey and blue clouds spread across the upper part of the composition, while subtle variations of green, yellow and ochre animate the pasture. The broad horizontal structure and low horizon create a feeling of space, fresh air and unhurried rural life.

Reproduced as a fine-art postcard, Rinder auf der Weide bei Overschie captures the peaceful atmosphere of the Dutch countryside at the end of the nineteenth century. It is an evocative choice for lovers of pastoral landscapes, cattle in art, Dutch windmills, European landscape painting, German Impressionism and fine-art postcards for postcrossing and snail mail.

Density -350 g/m

Glossy lamination on the front side of the postcard.

Size - 10*15cm