River Landscape at Sunset

The river landscape is set at sunset, with a warm glow on the water reflecting the sky; a church spire rises on the left bank and several sailboats traverse the river while the right bank hosts trees and scattered buildings. The foreground shows fence lines, grasses, and cattle near the water, contributing depth to the scene. The painting exemplifies Aert van der Neer’s twilight landscape style with a restrained palette of blues and grays for the sky contrasted with warm ochre and gold near the horizon, producing soft, diffuse light and reflective surfaces in a wide horizontal composition.