Andries van den Berg artwork • painting • previously for sale A view of Zutphen

From an early age it was clear to Andries van den Berg that he wanted 'into art'. He first worked as a lithographer, because his parents saw no profit in living as a painter. From 1867 he took evening painting lessons at the academy in The Hague. He later became a teacher at this academy, including those of Jan Wittenberg and Leendert van der Vlist. Also his son W.H. (Willem) van den Berg was taught by him. Van den Berg mainly painted (dune) landscapes, farm interiors, (flower) still lifes and figure pieces; he was also an excellent graphic artist. Initially he worked in a romantic style, but around 1900 a more impressionist style emerged, with subjects borrowed from everyday life.