# Skaters and Kolf Players on a Frozen River \(detail\) [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [NEER, Aert van der]() - Date: 1601-1650 - Technique: Oil on canvas ## Commentary The picture shows skaters and kolf players on a Kolf is a centuries-old Dutch sport that continues to be played in the northern provinces. Kolf is a cousin of golf, but players use large curved clubs to roll large balls with the objective of striking sticks - one placed at either end of the court. The game can be played indoors or out, on dirt, ice, or wooden floors. It is often played in or near taverns, and the pace allows time for conversation. ## Related artworks - [A Canal by Moonlight]() - [A Moonlit Landscape with Ruins]() - [Estuary Landscape by Moonlight]() - [Fishing at Moonlight]() - [Frozen River at Sunset \(detail\)]() - [Frozen River at Sunset]() - [Landscape at Sunset]() - [Landscape at Twilight]() - [Landscape with Windmill]() - [Moonlit Wooded Landscape]() - [Night Landscape with a River]() - [River in Winter]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()