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The Watermill at Gennep (Dutch: Genneper Watermolen) is a watermill along the river Dommel, located on the Genneperweg 143 in Gestel, Eindhoven, in the province of North Brabant, Netherlands. First mentioned in the 13th century, the watermill burned down and was rebuilt in 1587.
Vincent van Gogh lived nearby and made several paintings while in the area, including four paintings of the mill in 1884. The watermill was listed as a national monument in 1972.




History



The gristmill was first mentioned in a document in the 13th century, donating the mill to the Postel Abbey in Mol, Belgium. It was a banmolen (nl), meaning peasants in the locality were obligated to use this mill to grind their wheat.




Description



The Watermill at Gennep is situated along the river Dommel.




Modern day


The mill was listed as a national monument (nr 14639) on 15 August 1972.




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Water Mill at Gennep, Vincent van Gogh Gallery
• Source: Water Mill at Gennep

Water Mill at Gennep is the subject and title of three oil paintings and a watercolor created in 1884 by Vincent van Gogh. The Watermill at Gennep is situated in Gennep, today a neighbourhood of Eindhoven (North Brabant, not to be confused with the city of Gennep in Limburg).
Van Gogh painted Water Mill at Gennep (F125) in November, 1884. He wrote to his brother, Theo: "Yesterday I brought home that study of the water mill at Gennep, which I painted with pleasure, and which has procured me a new friend in Eindhoven [Anton Kerssemakers], who passionately wants to learn to paint, and to whom I paid a visit, after which we set to work at once." Van Gogh also made a watercolor of the Water Mill at Gennep (F1144a) in mid-November, 1884.

















See also


List of works by Vincent van Gogh




References






External links


Media related to Water Mill at Gennep at Wikimedia Commons

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