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Thomas Heeremans (1641–1694) was a Dutch painter and art dealer. He is known for his landscapes of winter scenes, cityscapes, harbor scenes, beach views, river views and village scenes.Thomas Heeremans, ''A River Landscape with Figures outside a Tavern and Yachts Moored''
at Sphinx Fine Art He was influenced by
at Christie's
at the
No influence of his presumed master Caesar van Everdingen is visible in the work of Heeremans as he was purely a landscape artist and not a figure painter. His style was rather influenced by Klaes Molenaer particularly in his depiction of winter landscapes and river scenes. Heeremans' works are distinguished from the rather melancholic scenes of Molenaer by the use of a brighter palette and the introduction of more lively movement in the scenes, which are populated by many villagers engaged in various activities such as skating, sledging, fishing and talking.
Heeremans sometimes collaborated with specialist figure painters who would add the Thomas Heeremans and Abraham Storck - Winter landscape with the Montelbaanstoren, Amsterdam''
at Christie's
Thomas Heeremans (1641–1694) was a Dutch painter and art dealer. He is known for his landscapes of winter scenes, cityscapes, harbor scenes, beach views, river views and village scenes.Thomas Heeremans, ''A River Landscape with Figures outside a Tavern and Yachts Moored''at Sphinx Fine Art He was influenced by
Klaes Molenaer
Nicolaes (Klaes) Molenaer (1626-1629 in Haarlem – 1676 in Haarlem) was a Dutch Golden Age landscape painter and draughtsman.
Biography
Molenaer was born and died in Haarlem in the family of tailor Jan Mienssen Molenaer and his second wife Gri ...
, a slightly older painter also from Haarlem.Thomas Heeremans, '';Winter landscape with figures skating and sledging on a frozen moat by a fortified town''at Christie's
Life
Heeremans was born and died inHaarlem
Haarlem (; predecessor of ''Harlem'' in English) is a city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of North Holland. Haarlem is situated at the northern edge of the Randstad, one of the most populated metropoli ...
. He was in the past sometimes erroneously referred to as Frederik Hendrik Mans, likely because he signed his name "THMANS" with the "THM" together, leading dealers to assume his name was ''F.H. Mans''.Thomas Heeremansat the
Netherlands Institute for Art History
The Netherlands Institute for Art History or RKD (Dutch: RKD-Nederlands Instituut voor Kunstgeschiedenis), previously Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie (RKD), is located in The Hague and is home to the largest art history center i ...
Heeremans was baptized in the Reformed Church of Haarlem on 29 May 1641. He became a member of the Haarlem Guild of St. Luke
The Haarlem Guild of Saint Luke was first a Christian, and later a city Guild for various trades falling under the patron saints Luke the Evangelist and Saint Eligius.
History
During the lifetime of Geertgen tot Sint Jans, there was probably a ...
in 1664. He may have been a pupil of Caesar van Everdingen
Cesar Pietersz, or Cesar Boetius van Everdingen (1616/17 – buried 13 October 1678), older brother of Allart van Everdingen and Jan van Everdingen, was a Dutch Golden Age portrait and history painter.
Biography
He was born in Alkmaar and edu ...
. Heeremans married Trijntje Claesdr (who was originally from Leiden) on 4 December 1663 in Haarlem. The couple had five children between 1664 and 1673, who were baptized in the Reformed Church. His first wife was buried on 26 September 1680. The artist then married Sibilla Juriaensdr., a woman from Marck county in Germany, with whom he had a son, Gijsbert.
The exact date of death of the artist is not known. It is recorded he was buried at the Noorderkerkhof on 24 January 1694.
Work
He is primarily known for his winter landscapes, cityscapes, harbor scenes, beach views, river views and village scenes. He frequently returned to painting the beach atScheveningen
Scheveningen is one of the eight districts of The Hague, Netherlands, as well as a subdistrict (''wijk'') of that city. Scheveningen is a modern seaside resort with a long, sandy beach, an esplanade, a pier, and a lighthouse. The beach is po ...
and the village, beach and ruins of Egmond. His pictures frequently go in pairs. His earliest dated work is from 1660 while last dated work is from 1695.
No influence of his presumed master Caesar van Everdingen is visible in the work of Heeremans as he was purely a landscape artist and not a figure painter. His style was rather influenced by Klaes Molenaer particularly in his depiction of winter landscapes and river scenes. Heeremans' works are distinguished from the rather melancholic scenes of Molenaer by the use of a brighter palette and the introduction of more lively movement in the scenes, which are populated by many villagers engaged in various activities such as skating, sledging, fishing and talking.
Heeremans sometimes collaborated with specialist figure painters who would add the staffage
In painting, staffage () are the human and animal figures depicted in a scene, especially a landscape, that are not the primary subject matter of the work. Typically they are small, and there to add an indication of scale and add interest.
Before ...
in his landscapes. One of his collaborators was Abraham Storck
Abraham Storck (or Sturckenburch) (bapt. 17 April 1644 in Amsterdam – buried 8 April 1708), was a Dutch painter, who enjoyed a reputation for his marine paintings, topographical views and Italianate harbour scenes.
, who painted the figures in the ''Winter landscape with the Montelbaanstoren, Amsterdam'' (Christie's New York sale of
14 April 2016, lot 247).
at Christie's
References
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Heeremans, Thomas 1641 births 1694 deaths Dutch Golden Age painters Dutch male painters Artists from Haarlem Painters from Haarlem