Search by artist
Sluit

Gerard van Nijmegenartist • painter • watercolourist • draughtsmanRotterdam 1735-1808

biography of Gerard van Nijmegen

Gerard van Nijmegen, born in 1735 in Rotterdam, started out as a decorative painter but soon grew into a painter of compelling landscapes. His talent did not come from a stranger: Van Nijmegen was trained by his father, Dionys van Nijmegen (1705-1798), who in turn was a student of Jacob de Wit (1695-1754). The painter portrayed untouched natural areas in an excellent way, preferably in capricious weather conditions. He was probably inspired by the mountain and river landscapes he saw during his 1788 journey along the Rhine, of which he kept a diary. The scenes in his romantic paintings depict the unpredictability of nature in a narrative way. The howling of the strong wind is almost audible and palpable.


for salepaintings, watercolours and drawings by Gerard van Nijmegen


Gerard van Nijmegen | Cowherds with cattle near a river bed, oil on panel, 46.1 x 34.5 cm, signed l.l. and dated 1785

Gerard van Nijmegen

painting • for sale

Cowherds with cattle near a river bed

Gerard van Nijmegen | A farmer with his horses in a stormy landscape, oil on panel, 68.8 x 89.7 cm

Gerard van Nijmegen

painting • for sale

A farmer with his horses in a stormy landscape

Gerard van Nijmegen | Mountain landscape with a waterfall near a cottage, watercolour on paper laid down on board, 75.5 x 64.5 cm

Gerard van Nijmegen

watercolour • drawing • for sale

Mountain landscape with a waterfall near a cottage

Gerard van Nijmegen | A mountain landscape with land folk by a waterfall, watercolour on paper, 75.3 x 64.2 cm

Gerard van Nijmegen

watercolour • drawing • for sale

A mountain landscape with land folk by a waterfall


Open all year round

Tuesday to Saturday from 11-17 hours and by appointment