Nico van Rijn was a Dutch painter who lived in the small village of Laren, near Amsterdam. He studied art at the Academy of Visual Arts in the Hague from 1911 to 1913 and worked as a painter, draftsman, and graphic artist who enjoyed woodcuts. He also worked with Dutch luminists and post-impressionists such as Ferdinand Hart Nibbrig, William Singer, and Co Breman. He was very eccentric and so immersed in his paintings that he couldn’t give them up, and he suffered financially because he rarely sold his works. He suffered from a religious mania in the 1930’s and was committed to a mental institution by his brother. Nuns provided food for him and he gave them paintings in exchange. This oil on board is a forest scene by Nico van Rijn. It's titled “Dennenbos”, which means “Pine Forest” in English. It was probably done around 1915 and reflects the Fauve art movement of the early 1900’s, which was typified by strong colors and fierce brushstrokes. The orange-brown hues of the foreground are juxtaposed with the symmetry of the trees in the background. It has a gallery label on the back, and the overall size is 18 7/8 x 23 in. wide and the sight size is 9 5/8 x 13 7/8 in. wide.