Born in London, the senior member and best known of a family of painters, Abraham Hulk studied in Holland at the Amsterdam Academy under portrait painter Jean Augustin Daiwaille. He is one of the... Read full biography
Born in London, the senior member and best known of a family of painters, Abraham Hulk studied in Holland at the Amsterdam Academy under portrait painter Jean Augustin Daiwaille. He is one of the very few only foreign-born artists ever to be admitted to this prestigious academy. Early on he turned... Read full biography
Born in London, the senior member and best known of a family of painters, Abraham Hulk studied in Holland at the Amsterdam Academy under portrait painter Jean Augustin Daiwaille. He is one of the very few only foreign-born artists ever to be admitted to this prestigious academy. Early on he turned from portraits to marine painting. Hulk taught his three sons, his brother and Adrianus David Hilleveld. His works are in the line of 17th century Netherlandish marine painting and are stylistically... Read full biography
Born in London, the senior member and best known of a family of painters, Abraham Hulk studied in Holland at the Amsterdam Academy under portrait painter Jean Augustin Daiwaille. He is one of the very few only foreign-born artists ever to be admitted to this prestigious academy. Early on he turned from portraits to marine painting. Hulk taught his three sons, his brother and Adrianus David Hilleveld. His works are in the line of 17th century Netherlandish marine painting and are stylistically close to Johannes Christiaan Schotel and Louis Meijer. In his later works the influence of the looser English Brushstroke can be perceived. Hulk is often mistakenly referred to as a Dutch artist due to the strong Dutch influence and conception of his... Read full biography
Born in London, the senior member and best known of a family of painters, Abraham Hulk studied in Holland at the Amsterdam Academy under portrait painter Jean Augustin Daiwaille. He is one of the very few only foreign-born artists ever to be admitted to this prestigious academy. Early on he turned from portraits to marine painting. Hulk taught his three sons, his brother and Adrianus David Hilleveld. His works are in the line of 17th century Netherlandish marine painting and are stylistically close to Johannes Christiaan Schotel and Louis Meijer. In his later works the influence of the looser English Brushstroke can be perceived. Hulk is often mistakenly referred to as a Dutch artist due to the strong Dutch influence and conception of his paintings. He is mainly noted for his estuary scenes featuring Dutch barges under full sail. In these paintings he was consi... Read full biography