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Cornelis Springerartist • painter • watercolourist • draughtsmanAmsterdam 1817-1891 Hilversum

biography of Cornelis Springer

Cornelis Springer (1817-1891) mainly painted city and village views in which facades and lively fabrics are bathed in warm sunlight. Together with Barend Cornelis Koekkoek and Andreas Schelfhout, he is one of the most important painters of Dutch Romanticism. In his paintings, a prominent place is often assigned to buildings from the 17th and 18th centuries. Sometimes this is a fantasy architecture, but in most cases these were existing buildings whose beauty was 'rediscovered' around 1850. After the Netherlands was liberated from French oppression in 1813, the country developed a need for identity and national pride. The Golden Age, a period of great economic prosperity and wealth, was taken as an example; Rembrandt was elevated to Holland's most famous painter, Michiel de Ruyter became a national hero. It is therefore not surprising that the eye of painters such as Cornelis Springer, who came from a family of architects, fell on the buildings dating from that heyday
Springer was trained as a house and decorative painter and was a pupil of Jacobus van der Stok, Hendrik Gerrit ten Cate and especially Kasparus Karsen, whose muted copper color scheme can be found in Springer's early work (ca. 1835-1845). Like the other cityscape painters, Karsen mainly made fantasy views, or capriccios sometimes with existing elements. From the mid-1950s Springer began to paint more and more topographically. He found his subjects in his hometown of Amsterdam, but also visited the towns around the Zuiderzee, for example, where the old buildings still flaunted in large numbers. It became a huge success. Customers were on the waiting list to buy his paintings and he sometimes sold his important works for thousands of guilders. By way of illustration: he sold one of Springer's most expensive works in the 1970s for four thousand guilders, while the annual income of wealthy painters such as Jacob Maris and Hendrik Mesdag in the same period was about six thousand.
A well-known way in which Springer worked is that he first made a large sketch on site, using charcoal on well-prepared paper. The buyer could then choose a representation from these drawings that would be executed in oil paint in the same format. A handy way of doing business, because in this way the painter had already sold his work before he had started it. He also had his administration in order. He kept cash books and documented which painting he sold to whom and for how much. He even kept track of how long he was working on his paintings and on which days he was working on a particular part.
Cornelis Springer was an influential man in Amsterdam's art scene. He was secretary, vice-chairman, chairman and even honorary member of the Amsterdam artists' society Arti et Amicitiae. As an artist, he managed to establish a reputation as a highly skilled painter. And he was an artist from whom, based on his drawings, you could choose a painting with the confidence that it would not disappoint you. Springer's charcoal drawings are a feast for the eyes. With his own certainty, a great architectural knowledge, every line was spot on and Springer managed to create the illusion of space and depth with so little that the layman cannot explain the miracle.' From: Johan Gram, 'Cornelis Springer', Elsevier's Geillustreerd Maandschrift, Jan.-July 1899, p. 203.


for salepaintings, watercolours and drawings by Cornelis Springer


Cornelis Springer | Man and woman in church interior, oil on canvas, 32.9 x 27.3 cm, signed l.l. with monogram and dated '44

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Man and woman in church interior

Cornelis Springer | A town view in Makkum, Friesland, oil on panel, 44.8 x 57.3 cm, signed l.r. and dated 1871

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A town view in Makkum, Friesland

Cornelis Springer | A busy day along the river, sepia on paper, 14.0 x 20.4 cm, signed l.l. with monogram and executed ca. 1840-1845

Cornelis Springer

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A busy day along the river


previously for salepaintings, watercolours and drawings by Cornelis Springer


Cornelis Springer | An elegant company at the gate of Nederhorst castle, oil on panel, 25.6 x 20.1 cm, signed l.l. with monogram and dated '48

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An elegant company at the gate of Nederhorst castle

Cornelis Springer | The Walstraatje in Harderwijk, oil on panel, 25.2 x 19.8 cm, signed l.l. and on a label on the reverse and recto and on the reverse dated 1862

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The Walstraatje in Harderwijk

Cornelis Springer | Streetscene in Monnickendam, oil on panel, 25.1 x 19.8 cm, signed l.r. and dated '80

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Streetscene in Monnickendam

Cornelis Springer | A town view with the portal of the Kleine Kerk in Edam, oil on panel, 16.2 x 12.0 cm, signed l.r. and dated '78

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A town view with the portal of the Kleine Kerk in Edam

Cornelis Springer | A sunny Dutch town with figures near a water pump, oil on panel, 16.3 x 21.7 cm, signed l.r. with monogram and dated '51

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A sunny Dutch town with figures near a water pump

Cornelis Springer | A sunny town view, oil on panel, 13.7 x 16.1 cm, signed l.l. with mon. and in full on a label on the rev. and painted ca. 1838-1840

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A sunny town view

Cornelis Springer | Daily activities in a Dutch town, oil on panel, 49.0 x 39.0 cm, signed l.l., l.r. and on the reverse and dated '58

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Daily activities in a Dutch town

Cornelis Springer | A view of Oudewater, oil on panel, 33.5 x 40.5 cm, signed l.r. in full and l.l. with monogram and dated l.r. 1857 and l.l. '57

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A view of Oudewater

Cornelis Springer | The 'Koopmanstraat' and the Wellerondom, Brielle, oil on panel, 50.1 x 40.0 cm, signed l.l. in full and l.r. with mon. and dated l.r. '54

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The 'Koopmanstraat' and the Wellerondom, Brielle

Cornelis Springer | A view on the Staaleversgracht in Enkhuizen, oil on panel, 36.2 x 50.0 cm, signed l.l. and dated 1866

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A view on the Staaleversgracht in Enkhuizen

Cornelis Springer | The Leliestraat in Hoorn, oil on panel, 25.0 x 19.8 cm, signed l.r. and dated '88

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The Leliestraat in Hoorn

Cornelis Springer | The quasi-house of Rembrandt on the Sint Anthoniebreestraat, Amsterdam, with the entry of the Zuiderkerkhof, oil on panel, 50.6 x 40.4 cm, signed l.l. in full en with mon. l.l. on box and dated 1853

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The quasi-house of Rembrandt on the Sint Anthoniebreestraat, Amsterdam, with the entry of the Zuiderkerkhof

Cornelis Springer | The Doelenkade in Hoorn, in summer, oil on panel, 53.4 x 65.3 cm, signed l.r. in full and with monogram and dated 1875

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The Doelenkade in Hoorn, in summer

Cornelis Springer | A  snowy day in the Zuiderkerkstraat, Elburg, oil on panel, 19.6 x 25.2 cm, signed l.r and dated '79

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A snowy day in the Zuiderkerkstraat, Elburg

Cornelis Springer | Activity along a Dutch city canal, oil on canvas, 35.8 x 45.7 cm, signed l.r. with monogram and dated '42

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Activity along a Dutch city canal

Cornelis Springer | Street behind the city hall of Veere, oil on panel, 50.1 x 40.6 cm, signed l.r. and dated 1858

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Street behind the city hall of Veere

Cornelis Springer | Dutch sunny street scene in Alkmaar, oil on panel, 30.1 x 24.7 cm, signed l.r. and verso and dated 1872

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Dutch sunny street scene in Alkmaar

Cornelis Springer | At the entrance of the former St. Catharina convent in Brielle, oil on panel, 49.1 x 38.6 cm, signed l.r. in full and l.l. with monogram and reverse and dated '55

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At the entrance of the former St. Catharina convent in Brielle

Cornelis Springer | A view of the Cellebroederspoort, Kampen, oil on panel, 51.5 x 42.0 cm, signed l.r. and dated 1863

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A view of the Cellebroederspoort, Kampen

Cornelis Springer | A Dutch church interior with 17th century figures, oil on panel, 27.8 x 25.0 cm, signed l.r. with monogram and dated 1849

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A Dutch church interior with 17th century figures

Cornelis Springer | Moored haybarge, oil on canvas, 29.0 x 35.2 cm, signed c.r. and painted circa 1842

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Moored haybarge

Cornelis Springer | View of the Vriesestraat, with the Gemeenteschool, Dordrecht, oil on panel, 52.1 x 40.4 cm, signed l.r. and dated 1885 on the reverse

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View of the Vriesestraat, with the Gemeenteschool, Dordrecht

Cornelis Springer | Daily activities in a Dutch town, oil on panel, 41.1 x 34.5 cm, signed l.l. with monogram and dated '51

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Daily activities in a Dutch town

Cornelis Springer | Moored flatboats by a harbour mouth, oil on canvas, 59.0 x 78.0 cm, signed l.l. and dated '44

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Moored flatboats by a harbour mouth

Cornelis Springer | View of the 'Vischbrug', Woerden, oil on panel, 34.2 x 42.0 cm, signed l.l. and dated '54

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View of the 'Vischbrug', Woerden

Cornelis Springer | A skater on a frozen canal, oil on panel, 17.2 x 23.2 cm, signed l.o. and dated 1838

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A skater on a frozen canal

Cornelis Springer | A view of Hasselt in winter, oil on canvas, 46.0 x 62.0 cm, signed l.l. and dated 1862

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A view of Hasselt in winter

Cornelis Springer | View of the Nieuwstraat in Hasselt, Overijssel, charcoal on paper, 61.1 x 51.0 cm, signed l.r. and dated Hasselt April 1863

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View of the Nieuwstraat in Hasselt, Overijssel

Cornelis Springer | The Doelenkade in Hoorn, Holland, in summer, charcoal on paper, 51.2 x 63.5 cm, signed l.l. and dated 29 nov. '74

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The Doelenkade in Hoorn, Holland, in summer

Cornelis Springer | The  Vriesestraat in Dordrecht with the entrance of the Gemeenteschool, charcoal on paper, 50.7 x 39.6 cm, signed l.l. and dated 1 Nov. '82

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The Vriesestraat in Dordrecht with the entrance of the Gemeenteschool

Cornelis Springer | The Biersluis te Hoorn, charcoal on paper, 52.2 x 63.2 cm, signed l.r. and dated 14 Sept. 1874

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The Biersluis te Hoorn

Cornelis Springer | Stedehuys Woerden (museum now), charcoal on paper, 48.5 x 39.5 cm, signed l.l. and painted ca. 1858

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Stedehuys Woerden (museum now)

Cornelis Springer | A Dutch town view in winter, charcoal on paper, 50.5 x 40.0 cm, signed l.r. and dated 1861

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A Dutch town view in winter

Cornelis Springer | The Grote Poortstraat, on the corner of the Kromhoutsteeg, in Harderwijk, watercolour on paper, 27.0 x 21.6 cm, signed l.l. and dated 1863

Cornelis Springer

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The Grote Poortstraat, on the corner of the Kromhoutsteeg, in Harderwijk

Cornelis Springer | A view of the Raamgracht in Haarlem, charcoal on paper, 31.0 x 40.1 cm, signed l.r. and painted 1859

Cornelis Springer

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A view of the Raamgracht in Haarlem

Cornelis Springer | Stable boys holding their horse, pencil and watercolour on paper, 24.6 x 19.8 cm, signed l.l. and dated '75

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Stable boys holding their horse

Cornelis Springer | Laundry day in an old Dutch street, pencil and watercolour on paper, 24.6 x 19.8 cm, signed l.l. and dated '75

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Laundry day in an old Dutch street

Cornelis Springer | Amsterdam, charcoal on paper, 30.0 x 40.0 cm, signed l.r.

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Amsterdam

Cornelis Springer | The conversation, watercolour on paper, 7.8 x 5.0 cm, signed l.l. with monogram and executed on 31/12-52

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The conversation

Cornelis Springer | Hattem in winter, watercolour on paper, 14.5 x 11.0 cm, signed l.r. and dated '89

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Hattem in winter

Cornelis Springer | A sunlit street, Culemborg, watercolour on paper, 14.9 x 11.3 cm, signed l.r. and dated '89

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A sunlit street, Culemborg

Cornelis Springer | A view of Hoorn, watercolour on paper, 25.1 x 20.6 cm, signed l.l. and dated Dec. '77

Cornelis Springer

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A view of Hoorn

Cornelis Springer | A view of the Zuiderhavendijk in Enkhuizen, watercolour on paper, 27.4 x 21.3 cm, signed l.r. and dated '86

Cornelis Springer

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A view of the Zuiderhavendijk in Enkhuizen

Cornelis Springer | Winter landscape with figures gathering wood, drawing on paper, 25.0 x 20.0 cm, signed l.r. and dated '80

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Winter landscape with figures gathering wood

Cornelis Springer | Preparatory study Donjon 1844, watercolour on paper, 14.0 x 19.0 cm, signed on the reverse and dated 1844

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Preparatory study Donjon 1844

Cornelis Springer | Elspeet in summer, watercolour on paper, 26.0 x 39.0 cm, signed l.l. and dated 1868

Cornelis Springer

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Elspeet in summer

Cornelis Springer | A view of the Burgwal, Haarlem, watercolour on paper, 30.5 x 40.5 cm, signed l.r. and dated 1843

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A view of the Burgwal, Haarlem

Cornelis Springer | An experienced horseman, watercolour on paper, 13.1 x 19.0 cm, signed l.l. and dated '60

Cornelis Springer

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An experienced horseman

Cornelis Springer | The chapel of the church in Weesp, graphite and ink on paper, 47.8 x 40.2 cm, signed l.r. and dated 27 Sept. '77

Cornelis Springer

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The chapel of the church in Weesp


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