Gerard Rutgers Hardenbergh (American, 1855-1915) pastel painting on paper depicting a village landscape view, 1904. Signed and dated lower left. Framed. Gerard Hardenbergh is known for Bird life, landscape, fishing and still life painting. A Jersey shore painter, Gerard Hardenbergh lived on a small houseboat in Scow Ditch, Bay Head, New Jersey for a time and painted local scenes. His painting subjects were birds in the landscape, fishing. One of a kind artwork.