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Adolph Artz BIOGRAPHY
1837 The Hague, Holland - 1890 The Hague, Holland. Known for: Peasant figure and genre painting.
David Adolf Constant Artz was a 19th-century Dutch painter and collector who associated with some members of the Hague School*. From 1855 to 1864 Artz trained with Johannes Egenberger (1822-1897) and... Read full biography
David Adolf Constant Artz was a 19th-century Dutch painter and collector who associated with some members of the Hague School*. From 1855 to 1864 Artz trained with Johannes Egenberger (1822-1897) and Louis Royer (1793-1868) at the Amsterdam Academie*. There he met Jozef Israëls, whose fishing... Read full biography
David Adolf Constant Artz was a 19th-century Dutch painter and collector who associated with some members of the Hague School*. From 1855 to 1864 Artz trained with Johannes Egenberger (1822-1897) and Louis Royer (1793-1868) at the Amsterdam Academie*. There he met Jozef Israëls, whose fishing subjects were to be a lasting source of inspiration for Artz. He worked with Israëls in Zandvoort in 1859. Unlike Israëls, however, Artz depicted only the more cheerful sides of the fisherman's life. From... Read full biography
David Adolf Constant Artz was a 19th-century Dutch painter and collector who associated with some members of the Hague School*. From 1855 to 1864 Artz trained with Johannes Egenberger (1822-1897) and Louis Royer (1793-1868) at the Amsterdam Academie*. There he met Jozef Israëls, whose fishing subjects were to be a lasting source of inspiration for Artz. He worked with Israëls in Zandvoort in 1859. Unlike Israëls, however, Artz depicted only the more cheerful sides of the fisherman's life. From 1855-1864 he was a member of the Royal Academy of Art in Amsterdam. Technically, he distinguished himself from Israëls in his use of sharp outlines and bright colour. Between 1866 and 1874 Artz stayed in Paris where he set up his own studio at the... Read full biography
David Adolf Constant Artz was a 19th-century Dutch painter and collector who associated with some members of the Hague School*. From 1855 to 1864 Artz trained with Johannes Egenberger (1822-1897) and Louis Royer (1793-1868) at the Amsterdam Academie*. There he met Jozef Israëls, whose fishing subjects were to be a lasting source of inspiration for Artz. He worked with Israëls in Zandvoort in 1859. Unlike Israëls, however, Artz depicted only the more cheerful sides of the fisherman's life. From 1855-1864 he was a member of the Royal Academy of Art in Amsterdam. Technically, he distinguished himself from Israëls in his use of sharp outlines and bright colour. Between 1866 and 1874 Artz stayed in Paris where he set up his own studio at the suggestion of Courbet. In Paris he maintained close contacts with his colleagues Jacob Maris and Frederik Kaemmerer (1839-1902) as well as... Read full biography
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David Adolf Constant Artz was a 19th-century Dutch painter and collector who associated with some members of the Hague School*.
From 1855 to 1864 Artz trained with Johannes Egenberger (1822-1897) and Louis Royer (1793-1868) at the Amsterdam Academie*. There he met Jozef Israëls, whose fishing subjects were to be a lasting source of inspiration for Artz. He worked with Israëls in Zandvoort in 1859. Unlike Israëls, however, Artz depicted only the more cheerful sides of the fisherman's life.
From 1855-1864 he was a member of the Royal Academy of Art in Amsterdam. Technically, he distinguished himself from Israëls in his use of sharp outlines and bright colour. Between 1866 and 1874 Artz stayed in Paris where he set up his own stu...But wait, there's more...
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