“A windmill in a polder landscape on a bright, warm day in July. The water in the canal reflects the sky and the mill. The painter, Paul Gabriel, placed the mill in a finely balanced composition that radiates peace and harmony. Influenced by impressionist ideas, he painted the scene onto the canvas with quick strokes of the brush. This work was acquired by the Rijksmuseum in 1889 for a thousand guilders …” Source: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.