Willem Frederik de Haas (15 June 1830,

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– 16 Jul 1880,

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)Haas, Willem Frederik de (1830-1880)
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was a Dutch-born American painter. He studied at the Art Academy of his native city, and at

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. He went in 1859 to

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, where he became known as a painter of coast scenery. The following are some of his best works: *''Sunrise on the Susquehanna''. 1867. *''Fishing Boats off Mount Desert''. 1874. *''Midsummer Noon, Biddeford Beach, Coast of Maine''. 1875. *''Narragansett Pier''. 1877. *''Echo Lake, New Hampshire''. 1877

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Attribution: * 1830 births 1880 deaths Dutch painters Dutch male painters De Haas, William Frederick De Haas, William Frederick American marine artists Dutch marine artists Painters from Rotterdam Dutch emigrants to the United States 19th-century American male artists {{Netherlands-painter-stub