Johan Hendrik Weissenbruchartist • painter • watercolourist • draughtsmanDen Haag 1824-1903
biography of Hendrik Johannes 'J.H.' Weissenbruch
Portrait of Hendrik Johannes 'J.H.' Weissenbruch
J.H. Weissenbruch was born in The Hague in 1824. His family, which included painters, a lithographer and engravers, was considered artistic. His father also painted in his free time and collected paintings on a small scale by, among others, Andreas Schelfhout and Bart van Hove. That is why it seems likely that Weissenbruch, who showed artistic talent at a young age, spent apprenticeship in Van Hove's studio. In the following years, nature was close to The Hague, his field of work. The Dekkersduin in particular was one of his favorite spots for drawing and watercolor painting in the 1950s. He then moved into the polder, to the area around Boskoop and Gouda.
Known are the statements that Weissenbruch made about what he found important in nature. Light and air were the most decisive factors for a painting. They were his guideline for depicting atmosphere and space in a landscape from an early age and he dealt with this theme throughout his entire painting life. 'Painters can never look at the sky enough,' he once said. He also set out again for all species. 'When it storms and rains, when it thunders and lightning, I am in my element. You have to see nature in action. '(...)' When the showers cool down, a scribble is made with charcoal or black chalk to hold what you see. When working out, tone and color are automatically remembered. 'In Augsutus 1875 he discovered the pristine lake area around Nieuwkoop and Noorden. The landscape made a big impression on him. He would go there a lot afterwards, partly because he found the space and directness of nature now that his beloved places near The Hague were rapidly changing into new-build neighborhoods.
Just like Anton Mauve, he began to paint more freely and loosely in the course of his career, making the essence of the landscape even more striking than in a detailed painting. This is also well reflected in his watercolors. For Weissenbruch, the watercolor technique was pre-eminently the medium to display the solid Dutch cloud skies or the atmospheric hues in a water-rich and damp landscape. He achieved great success both at home and abroad. Only late in his life, in 1900, did he make a trip to the French Barbizon. Possibly as a kind of tribute to the painters with whom the new depiction of nature had begun. He died three years later.
for salepaintings, watercolours and drawings by Johan Hendrik Weissenbruch
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A polder landscape, watercolour on paper, 30.0 x 54.6 cm, signed l.r.
Weissenbruch H.J.
Along the towpath, oil on canvas laid down on panel, 21.0 x 31.0 cm, signed l.r.
Weissenbruch H.J.
Baking a pancake, watercolour on paper, 35.2 x 27.0 cm, signed l.l.
Weissenbruch H.J.
Canal along the Benoordenhoutseweg near The Hague, watercolour on paper, 17.6 x 28.1 cm, signed l.r.
Weissenbruch H.J.
Cows in a polder landscape, watercolour and gouache on paper, 47.2 x 59.2 cm, signed l.r.
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Farmhouses along a canal, oil on canvas laid down on panel, 25.1 x 32.9 cm, signed l.l. and painted ca. 1890
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Homewards after the rain, oil on canvas laid down on panel, 32.9 x 44.1 cm, signed l.r.
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Horsemen near a puddle, oil on canvas laid down on panel, 48.5 x 84.0 cm, signed l.l. and dated '73
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Landscape near 'Cromvliet' along the 'Vliet', Rijswijk; on the reverse: Sailing ship at sea, watercolour on paper, 31.9 x 43.0 cm, signed l.r.
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Landscape with farmhouse near Dekkersduin, The Hague, oil on paper laid down on panel, 23.2 x 31.1 cm, signed l.r.
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Landscape with sheep near Waalsdorp, oil on canvas laid down on panel, 35.5 x 31.0 cm, painted ca. 1895
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Landscape with stippling farmer and windmill, oil on panel, 16.2 x 31.2 cm, signed l.r. and dated 1901
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Landscape with windmills, oil on canvas, 103.0 x 128.8 cm, signed l.l. and dated 1902
Weissenbruch H.J.
Meadow behind the dunes, watercolour on paper, 23.5 x 36.3 cm, signed l.r.
Weissenbruch H.J.
Peat landscape, oil on canvas laid down on panel, 17.2 x 33.0 cm, signed l.l.
Weissenbruch H.J.
The harbour of Zaandam, watercolour on paper, 14.5 x 22.5 cm, signed l.l.
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Towpath along a canal near Noorden, oil on canvas laid down on panel, 22.1 x 31.1 cm, signed l.r. and painted in the 1890's
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View over rooftops, watercolour on paper, 32.2 x 57.5 cm, signed l.r. with initials
previously for salepaintings, watercolours and drawings by Johan Hendrik Weissenbruch
Weissenbruch H.J.
Uitzicht over een dorp, oil on canvas laid down on panel, 18.8 x 24.9 cm, gesigneerd l.o.
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Rietkraag langs de sloot, oil on panel, 10.0 x 14.0 cm, gesigneerd r.o.
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A Dutch landscape with cows, oil on canvas laid down on panel, 15.8 x 26.9 cm, signed l.l.
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A Dutch landscape with cows in a meadow, oil on panel, 15.0 x 25.1 cm
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A barge in a polder landscape, watercolour on paper, 30.0 x 60.0 cm
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A coastal scene, watercolour on paper, 27.0 x 39.0 cm, signed l.l.
Weissenbruch H.J.
A cow in a polder landscape, watercolour on painter's board, 44.0 x 29.5 cm, signed l.l.
Weissenbruch H.J.
A drawbridge, Nieuwkoop, oil on canvas laid down on panel, 32.8 x 26.8 cm, signed l.r.
Weissenbruch H.J.
A dune landscape, oil on painter's cardboard, 15.8 x 24.1 cm, signed l.r.
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A dune landscape with a windmill, oil on panel, 42.4 x 62.0 cm, signed l.l. and dated '96
Weissenbruch H.J.
A farm, oil on canvas laid down on panel, 15.4 x 26.1 cm, signed l.l.
Weissenbruch H.J.
A farm along a river, oil on canvas laid down on panel, 20.0 x 38.3 cm, signed l.r.
Weissenbruch H.J.
A farm among trees, oil on canvas, 20.9 x 29.5 cm, signed l.l.
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A farm by Noorden, watercolour on paper, 42.5 x 30.0 cm, signed l.l. and painted circa 1895
Weissenbruch H.J.
A farm in a landscape, Dekkersduin, oil on panel, 18.7 x 24.4 cm, signed l.l.
Weissenbruch H.J.
A farm in a polder landscape, oil on canvas, 19.0 x 34.1 cm, signed l.r.
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A farm in a polder landscape, watercolour on paper, 34.8 x 52.6 cm, signed l.l.
Weissenbruch H.J.
A landscape with windmill, oil on panel, 18.5 x 24.5 cm, signed l.r.
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A moored barge in a polder landscape, oil on canvas on board, laid down on panel, 20.5 x 31.1 cm, signed l.r.
Weissenbruch H.J.
A peasant woman on a yard, oil on panel, 13.6 x 23.0 cm, signed l.r.
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A polder landscape, oil on canvas, 84.0 x 104.5 cm, signed l.l. and dated 1902
Weissenbruch H.J.
A polder landscape, watercolour on paper, 35.5 x 53.2 cm, signed l.r.
Weissenbruch H.J.
A polder landscape, oil on canvas laid down on board, 19.4 x 31.3 cm, signed with studiostamp l.r.
Weissenbruch H.J.
A polder landscape, watercolour on paper, 38.8 x 28.1 cm, signed l.l.
Weissenbruch H.J.
A polder landscape, oil on canvas, 24.9 x 34.2 cm, signed l.l. in full and with initials
Weissenbruch H.J.
A polder landscape, watercolour on paper, 14.9 x 23.0 cm, signed l.r.
Weissenbruch H.J.
A polder landscape, oil on canvas laid down on panel, 23.8 x 31.7 cm, signed l.r. and painted ca. 1890-1900
Weissenbruch H.J.
A polder landscape between showers, oil on canvas laid down on panel, 15.8 x 25.2 cm, signed l.r.
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A polder landscape on a rainy day, oil on paper laid down on panel, 19.4 x 30.8 cm, signed l.l.
Weissenbruch H.J.
A polder landscape with a farm along a waterway, paper on canvas, 30.6 x 42.6 cm, signed l.r.
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A polder landscape with windmills, oil on panel, 18.0 x 31.1 cm, signed l.l.
Weissenbruch H.J.
A polder landscape, Kortenhoef, oil on canvas, 50.5 x 70.0 cm, signed l.l.
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A polder landschape, oil on panel, 9.8 x 18.5 cm, signed l.l.
Weissenbruch H.J.
A sailing vessel, oil on canvas, 39.6 x 49.3 cm, signed l.l.
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A sand drift, watercolour on paper, 38.3 x 23.4 cm, signed l.l.
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A summer landscape with cows grazing, oil on canvas laid down on painter's board, 17.5 x 24.5 cm, signed l.r.
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A view of a pond by a farm, oil on panel, 7.0 x 9.2 cm, signed l.l.
Weissenbruch H.J.
A view of the church of Nieuwkoop, The Netherlands, oil on panel, 18.1 x 31.7 cm, signed l.l.
Weissenbruch H.J.
A village, oil on canvas laid down on panel, 18.8 x 24.9 cm, signed l.l.
Weissenbruch H.J.
A windmill in a polder landscape, watercolour on paper, 21.0 x 35.0 cm, signed l.r.
Weissenbruch H.J.
A windmill in a polder landscape, watercolour and gouache on paper, 39.7 x 54.7 cm, signed l.l.
Weissenbruch H.J.
A windmill in a polder landscape, watercolour on paper, 34.5 x 49.6 cm, signed l.r. and painted ca. 1900
Weissenbruch H.J.
A windmill in an extensive landscape, watercolour on paper, 22.2 x 36.3 cm, signed l.l.
Weissenbruch H.J.
A wooded landscape, oil on panel, 19.3 x 16.6 cm, signed l.r. and painted circa 1862
Weissenbruch H.J.
A yard, oil on panel, 19.7 x 32.0 cm, signed studio stamp
Weissenbruch H.J.
Along the 'trekvliet' near the Geestbrug, watercolour on paper, 19.9 x 33.3 cm, signed l.r.
Weissenbruch H.J.
Along the canal, oil on panel, 12.3 x 17.7 cm, signed l.l.
Weissenbruch H.J.
Along the towpath, oil on panel, 26.6 x 18.0 cm, signed l.r. and dated 1903
Weissenbruch H.J.
Angler in a polder landscape, oil on panel, 16.2 x 29.1 cm, signed l.l.
Weissenbruch H.J.
Beach Scene, watercolour on paper, 21.2 x 58.4 cm, signed l.l. and painted ca. 1895
Weissenbruch H.J.
Cows in a landscape, oil on panel, 17.3 x 22.0 cm, signed l.r.
Weissenbruch H.J.
Cows in a meadow, oil on canvas laid down on panel, 18.5 x 27.4 cm, signed l.l.
Weissenbruch H.J.
Cows in a meadow, oil on canvas laid down on panel, 19.6 x 26.9 cm, signed l.r.
Weissenbruch H.J.
Cows in a meadow, oil on canvas laid down on panel, 17.0 x 24.0 cm, signed l.l.
Weissenbruch H.J.
Cows in a polder landscape, watercolour on paper, 38.0 x 61.5 cm, signed l.r.
Weissenbruch H.J.
Cows in a polder landscape, oil on canvas laid down on panel, 14.0 x 20.5 cm, signed l.r.
Weissenbruch H.J.
Cows resting in a meadow near a haystack, watercolour and gouache on paper, 22.3 x 36.8 cm, signed l.r.
Weissenbruch H.J.
Ducks on the riverbank, oil on panel, 16.6 x 29.0 cm, signed l.r.
Weissenbruch H.J.
Evening twilight, Leidschendam, oil on canvas, 43.0 x 62.3 cm, signed l.l. and dated 1894
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Figures by a staircase, oil on panel, 20.3 x 16.1 cm, signed l.r. and dated '79
Weissenbruch H.J.
Figures on a path near Noorden, oil on canvas, 55.6 x 41.5 cm, signed l.l. and dated '94
Weissenbruch H.J.
Fishing boats on the beach, oil on canvas, 56.0 x 43.0 cm, signed l.l.
Weissenbruch H.J.
Forest, oil on canvas laid down on panel, 40.4 x 28.9 cm, signed l.r.
Weissenbruch H.J.
Harbour activities, oil on panel, 20.4 x 26.6 cm, signed l.l.
Weissenbruch H.J.
Heavy weather before the Zeeland's coast, oil on panel, 17.3 x 21.6 cm, signed l.r. and painted ca. 1900
Weissenbruch H.J.
Interior with 'Vrouwtje Waaiman', Noorden, oil on canvas, 72.2 x 102.2 cm, signed l.r. and dated '93
Weissenbruch H.J.
Laundress, oil on canvas laid down on panel, 18.9 x 28.6 cm, signed l.l. and painted in 1882
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Milking the cows, oil on canvas laid down on panel, 20.8 x 29.7 cm, signed l.r.
Weissenbruch H.J.
Moored along the canal, oil on canvas laid down on board, 19.8 x 31.8 cm, signed l.r.
Weissenbruch H.J.
Peat polder, oil on paper laid down on panel, 27.6 x 40.2 cm, signed l.l.
Weissenbruch H.J.
Polder landscape with windmills and cattle, watercolour on paper, 38.7 x 54.6 cm, signed l.r.
Weissenbruch H.J.
Sailing boats in the polder, oil on panel, 14.7 x 30.2 cm, signed l.l. and painted circa 1859
Weissenbruch H.J.
Shell-gatherer on the beach, oil on canvas, 37.5 x 46.0 cm, signed l.l.
Weissenbruch H.J.
Shell-gatherers on the beach, oil on panel, 26.8 x 29.2 cm, signed l.l. and dated 1902
Weissenbruch H.J.
Shell-gatherers on the beach at Scheveningen, oil on canvas, 60.7 x 93.3 cm, signed l.l. and dated '94
Weissenbruch H.J.
The Hanenburg farm, The Hague, chalk, watercolour and gouache on paper, 18.9 x 36.2 cm, signed l.r.
Weissenbruch H.J.
The beach at Scheveningen, oil on canvas, 38.3 x 50.6 cm, signed l.l. and painted ca. 1887
Weissenbruch H.J.
View of Dekkersduin (recto); study of trees (verso), watercolour on paper, 20.5 x 26.0 cm
Weissenbruch H.J.
Washday; a view from the painter's studio located on the Kazernestraat in The Hague, black chalk, watercolour and gouache on painter's board, 52.8 x 71.8 cm, signed l.l.
Weissenbruch H.J.
Washing day, oil on panel, 23.9 x 36.1 cm, signed l.r.
Weissenbruch H.J.
Willows in a polder landscape, oil on canvas, 17.3 x 24.8 cm, signed l.l. and signed '75
Weissenbruch H.J.
Windmills in a polder landscape, oil on canvas, 57.2 x 83.3 cm, signed l.l.
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