Jan Jac Matthys Damschroeder - Artist Info

About Jan Jac Matthys Damschroeder

Name variants

Jan Jacobus Matthijs Damschröder, Jan Jac Matthys Demschroeder
  • Biography from De Eland en De Zon

    Born in 1825, Jan Jacobus Matthijs Damschröder was a Dutch genre and interior painter known for intimate domestic scenes, often depicting mothers, children, and everyday household activity with a warm, 17th-century inflected atmosphere. His work shows clear affinities with the Dutch Golden Age tradition—particularly Pieter de Hooch and Nicolaes Maes—through his attention to light, spatial harmony, and narrative detail. Damschröder’s compositions were widely appreciated in his lifetime and continue to appear frequently at auction, where his interior scenes remain especially sought after.
  • Biography from Kunstauktionshaus Schloss Ahlden

    Jan Jac Matthys Damschroeder, a Dutch genre painter known for his atmospheric and sensitive depiction of characters in interior scenes, established himself in several towns in Holland and exhibited his works with great success from 1850 onwards.

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