Bernard Blommers artwork • painting • previously for sale Shell fisher with his children on the beach
Bernard Blommers
Den Haag 1845-1914
1845-1914
Shell fisher with his children on the beach
oil on canvas 28.3 x 42.0 cm, signed l.r.
This painting was previously for sale.
Literature: vgl.: André Groeneveld e.a., 'B.J. Blommers (1845-1914). De zonnige Haagse School', Katwijk 2016, afb. pag. 82-83; tent.cat. Dachau, Gemäldegalerie Dachau, ‘Katwijk aan Zee. Eine Künsterkolonie and der Nordsee’, 2020, afb. in kleur pag. 29.
Exhibited: Vlaardingen, Museum Vlaardingen, ‘Schoon aan de haak. Schilderachtig vissersleven’, 21 juni-10 nov. 2019; Dachau, Duitsland, Gemäldegalerie Dachau, 'Katwijk aan Zee. Eine Künstlerkolonie an der Nordsee', 30 okt. 2020-18 maart 2021; Schwaan, Duitsland, Kunstmuseum Schwaan, 'Katwijk aan Zee. Eine Künstlerkolonie an der Nordsee', 27 maart-15 aug. 2021.
B.J. Blommers's paintings and watercolours immortalise the homely existence of farmers and of the fishermen in Katwijk aan Zee and Scheveningen. Jozef Israëls was a major influence on his work, but whereas Israëls tended to emphasise the miserable conditions in which these classes lived, Blommers preferred to focus on the joys of family life. His interiors radiate contentment and good cheer. Blommers enjoyed immense popularity in his own day, especially abroad.
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