Klinkenberg followed evening drawing classes at the The Hague Academy from a young age, after which he joined the studio of marine painter Louis Meyer (1809-1866) as an apprentice. After his early death he became a pupil at the studio of Christoffel Bisschop (1828-1904). From 1876 onwards Klinkenbergs oeuvre shows an evident preference for the historical architecture of Holland, working in The Hague, Amsterdam, Rotterdam among other cities. His specialization in town views shows increasingly well-balanced compositions, and the implementation of a play with light. Sunlit effects are the result of his attractive and bright palette. What sets Klinkenberg apart from his contemporaries of the Hague School is the remarkabl...