Genneper Watermolen
Throughout the centuries, the mill has been rebuilt and restored on numerous occasions. It has also had various functions, such as an oil mill and a fulling mill.
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The first record of this mill was in 1249 when it was gifted to the Premonstratensian Postel Abbey. The mill was confiscated in 1648, as was a lot of monastic property. Throughout the centuries, the mill has been rebuilt and restored on numerous occasions. It has also had various functions, such as an oil mill and a fulling mill. It is now a grain mill. Vincent van Gogh painted the mill various times.
Vincent van Gogh captured the mill several times, such as in November 1884.
“These days, despite the fact that it freezes quite severely here, I am still working outside on a rather large study (more than 1 metre) of an old watermill in Gennep, on the other side of Eindhoven. I want to finish it entirely outdoors – but it will probably also be the last thing I paint outside this year.”
According to his own words,…
The first record of this mill was in 1249 when it was gifted to the Premonstratensian Postel Abbey. The mill was confiscated in 1648, as was a lot of monastic property. Throughout the centuries, the mill has been rebuilt and restored on numerous occasions. It has also had various functions, such as an oil mill and a fulling mill. It is now a grain mill. Vincent van Gogh painted the mill various times.
Vincent van Gogh captured the mill several times, such as in November 1884.
“These days, despite the fact that it freezes quite severely here, I am still working outside on a rather large study (more than 1 metre) of an old watermill in Gennep, on the other side of Eindhoven. I want to finish it entirely outdoors – but it will probably also be the last thing I paint outside this year.”
According to his own words, Vincent met Anton Kerssemakers at the mill. The two became good friends, and Vincent gave him painting lessons. Tanner Anton Kerssemakers (1846–1924) later also made a gouache of the same watermill.
The watermill today has only one wheel, whereas in Van Gogh’s time it had two wheels.
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