Updated November 2026 · ranked by our popularity score (searches, visits and orders for each work) · 67 works by Evert Pieters in our catalogue
In short
To the gallery's eye, Evert Pieters's most famous painting is The reading lesson. A Family Meal (1894) and The New Baby complete the trio every eye recognises. Of the 67 works by Evert Pieters in our catalog, the gallery presents the 67 most famous below, each original with its year, its museum and what makes it unique.
The scene unfolds within a dimly lit room where a woman and two children are gathered around a wooden table. The woman sits at the apex of a triangular arrangement, leaning toward the children who form the base of the composition. A book rests upon the table, serving as the focal point for their collective attention. To the right, a fireplace provides a source of light that casts long shadows…
In this 1894 work, we find ourselves a silent observer within a rustic, intimate setting. The scene centers on a wooden dining table where a woman and two children are gathered, caught in a private moment of preparation or perhaps the quiet commencement of a meal. There is a profound sense of stability here, a stillness that suggests the simple, repetitive beauty of everyday life. The composition relies on a…
A soft light spills from a window on the left, washing over a rustic interior. In the center, a woman sits at a wooden table, her attention anchored to a sleeping infant resting in a basket. Nearby, a young girl is lost in her own world, perhaps playing with a doll. The room feels small, functional, and lived-in. Earthy tones of ochre, brown, and muted red define the space, grounded…
The salt air hangs heavy over a wide, sandy expanse where the tide meets the sky. A man moves through this landscape, his presence anchored by the weight of two horses. One animal stands to his left, while the other lingers in the distance to the right, creating a sense of quiet, rhythmic labor. Near the water's edge, several boats rest upon the sand or drift in the shallows, their…
Woman Reading
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Peasant Interior1898 · The Mesdag Collection
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Still Life with Wine Bottle, Wine Glass and Oysters1901
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Alongside the beach1903 · Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp
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Man on a White Horse1901 · Museum of Fine Arts
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Schelpenvisser Op Het Strand
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Heimatlos
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Shell Fisher In The Surf
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Zelfportret
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Aan Het Strand
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Ganzehoedster
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Spring sunshine
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UntitledReading Public Museum
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On The Beach At Sunset
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Schelpenvisser
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Children In A Summer Meadow
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A Shell-fisher On The Beach
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Lpenvisser_met_kar_langs_de_waterlijn
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Returning Home
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Moestuin Bij Een Molen
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Mummy's Sweatheart
32
Peeling Apples
33
Houseproud Caring For The Crockery
34
Blick Auf Saint-tropez
35
Tending The Pot
36
Gathering Driftwood On The Beach
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By The Fireside
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Helping Mother With The Spinning-wheel
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Peeling Potatoes
40
Maternal Care
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On The Beach
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Achtertuin Van De Schilder
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Volendam, Gezicht Op Het Brijkje
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Het Lezen Van Een Brief
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Interieur Met Elegante Vrouw
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Moeder En Kind In Een Tuin
47
Clam Diggers
48
The Kitchengarden
49
A Dutch Interior - Grace Before the Meal
50
Strandgezicht
51
Afternoon Pastimes
52
A Mother And Child In A Kitchen
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A Child Peeling Potatoes
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The Oyster Gatherer
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Die Näherin In Der Stube
56
In De Tuin
57
An Idle Afternoon
58
Aardappels Schilderen
59
Playing With The Cat
60
Spielende Kinder Im Grunen
61
The afternoon meal
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Zomerdag_huis_en_tuin_van_de_schilder_in_blaricemSinger Laren
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The sewing lesson
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The dolls supper
65
Woman In A Dutch Interior Setting The Table
66
Feeding the baby
67
In the orchard
The four subjects that come back most often in these originals, each with its finest example.
The 7 museums that hold the most of the paintings on this page.
| Museum | City | Works by Evert Pieters | Paintings from this list |
|---|---|---|---|
 Singer Laren |
Laren | 2 | Portrait of mevrouw Pieters met de heg en mevrouw Singer in de tuin van De Wilde Zwanen (Laren), Zomerdag_huis_en_tuin_van_de_schilder_in_blaricem |
 Art Institute of Chicago |
Chicago | 1 | A Family Meal |
 Dordrechts Museum |
Dordrecht | 1 | Mother's Care |
 The Mesdag Collection |
The Hague | 1 | Peasant Interior |
 Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp |
Antwerp | 1 | Alongside the beach |
 Museum of Fine Arts |
Boston | 1 | Man on a White Horse |
 Reading Public Museum |
Reading | 1 | Untitled |
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In this 1894 work, we find ourselves a silent observer within a rustic, intimate setting. The scene centers on a wooden dining table where a woman and two children are gathered, caught in a private moment of preparation or perhaps the quiet commencement of a meal. There is a profound sense of stability here, a stillness that suggests the simple, repetitive beauty of everyday life. The composition relies on a…
The reading lesson. A Family Meal (1894) and The New Baby come next.
The reading lesson, A Family Meal, The New Baby, The shell fisher, Mother's Care, Portrait of mevrouw Pieters met de heg en mevrouw Singer in de tuin van De Wilde Zwanen (Laren), Aan Het Werk In De Moestuin, Wolkamster - A Peasantwoman Combing Wool, Grace Before The Meal and Mother and daughter. The ranking above gives each one's year and museum.
Our catalog holds 67 works by Evert Pieters, dated from 1894 to 1921.
Mostly in Singer Laren (Laren), Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago) and Dordrechts Museum (Dordrecht). The museum table above lists them all.
In 1900s: 4 of the 67 works on this page were made then, Mother's Care among them.
On this page, the earliest is A Family Meal (1894) and the latest Portrait of mevrouw Pieters met de heg en mevrouw Singer in de tuin van De Wilde Zwanen (Laren) (1921).
Children (5), Beach (5) and Meal (4), across the 67 works on this page.
Oil On Canvas, for 3 of the 67 works on this page.
Impressionism and Contemporary realism, judging by the originals on this page.
Portrait of mevrouw Pieters met de heg en mevrouw Singer in de tuin van De Wilde Zwanen (Laren) and Zomerdag_huis_en_tuin_van_de_schilder_in_blaricem: the Singer Laren, Laren holds 2 of the works on this page.
