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Jacques Witjens
Adrianus Hendrikus "Arie" “Jacques” Witjens (11 April 1881 – 7 December 1956) was a Dutch painter known for his landscapes, cityscapes and figures of his native Netherlands and Argentina, where he lived after 1920. Early life and education Witjens was born in The Hague in 1881 and began to study painting aged 14. He studied at the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague, and privately with August Allebé who was professor and director of the Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten (State Academy of Fine Arts). In 1901 he opened his studio located near Mauritshuis and was part of the second generation of the Hague School. In 1912 he won the 1st prize at the Bignall Competition. During the 1910s he lived in Utrecht, Haarlem, Voorburg, and Nieuwkoop. In 1918 he exhibited collectively in The Hague. In 1920 he married Herta Maria Stephan and travelled to Argentina on their honeymoon. The two decided to settle in Buenos Aires, in Tigre, Buenos Aires, Tigre for about 20 years and late ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hague School
The Hague School is a group of artists who lived and worked in The Hague between 1860 and 1890. Their work was heavily influenced by the Realism (visual arts), realist painters of the French Barbizon school. The painters of the Hague school generally made use of relatively somber colors, which is why the Hague School is sometimes called the ''Gray School''. Precursors After the great periods of Dutch art in the Dutch Golden Age painting, Golden Age of the 17th century, there were economic and political problems which diminished activity in art. The fine arts in the Netherlands enjoyed a revival around 1830, a time now referred to as the Romanticism, Romantic period in Dutch painting. The style was an imitation of the great 17th-century artists. The most widely accepted paintings of this period were landscapes and paintings which reflected national history. Andreas Schelfhout was a painter of landscapes, especially winter scenes, but also woodlands and the dunes between The Hague ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |