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A WOODED LANDSCAPE WITH TRAVELLERS ON A TRACK BY A COTTAGE
Auction: 01/26/2006 - 1/27/2006
Lot: 24
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Meindert Hobbema AUCTION RECORDS
1638 Amsterdam, Holland - 1709 Rozengracht, Holland. Known for: Landscape painting.
Little is known of Hobbema's early life. He was born in Amsterdam, Holland in 1638, passed most of his life there, and died there in 1709. He married a serving maid in 1668 and had three children. He... Read full biography
Little is known of Hobbema's early life. He was born in Amsterdam, Holland in 1638, passed most of his life there, and died there in 1709. He married a serving maid in 1668 and had three children. He was apprenticed to Jacob van Ruisdael whose style and subject matter had a profound influence on... Read full biography
Little is known of Hobbema's early life. He was born in Amsterdam, Holland in 1638, passed most of his life there, and died there in 1709. He married a serving maid in 1668 and had three children. He was apprenticed to Jacob van Ruisdael whose style and subject matter had a profound influence on him. His earliest paintings bear the dates 1658-1659; he signed his first picture at the age of twenty. Like Rembrandt, Hobbema was a poor man. Unable to support his children by his art, he became a... Read full biography
Little is known of Hobbema's early life. He was born in Amsterdam, Holland in 1638, passed most of his life there, and died there in 1709. He married a serving maid in 1668 and had three children. He was apprenticed to Jacob van Ruisdael whose style and subject matter had a profound influence on him. His earliest paintings bear the dates 1658-1659; he signed his first picture at the age of twenty. Like Rembrandt, Hobbema was a poor man. Unable to support his children by his art, he became a wine gauger, measuring the contents of the great vats. After 1669, he held the position of municipal inspector of weights and measures. Like most of the great Dutch painters of the 17th century, Hobbema was a specialist; he painted nothing but... Read full biography
Little is known of Hobbema's early life. He was born in Amsterdam, Holland in 1638, passed most of his life there, and died there in 1709. He married a serving maid in 1668 and had three children. He was apprenticed to Jacob van Ruisdael whose style and subject matter had a profound influence on him. His earliest paintings bear the dates 1658-1659; he signed his first picture at the age of twenty. Like Rembrandt, Hobbema was a poor man. Unable to support his children by his art, he became a wine gauger, measuring the contents of the great vats. After 1669, he held the position of municipal inspector of weights and measures. Like most of the great Dutch painters of the 17th century, Hobbema was a specialist; he painted nothing but landscapes. His best-known pictures are now in the Louvre and the National Gallery in Lond... Read full biography
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