Bernard Blommers artwork • painting • previously for sale Waving father goodbye
Bernard Blommers
Den Haag 1845-1914
1845-1914
Waving father goodbye
oil on canvas 76.0 x 58.2 cm, signed l.r.
This painting was previously for sale.
Provenance: Watson Art Galleries, Montreal, Canada, 1897, inv.nr. 13118; Dominion Gallery, Montreal, Canada, inv.nr. H4936; part. coll. Verenigde Staten.
Literature: S. de Clercq e.a., Schilderku(n)st van de Haagse School tot heden in Scheveningen, Scheveningen, 2000,pag. 13, afb. 5 (in kleur), pag. 69 (met afb. in kleur nr. 41); Jubileumuitgave 25 jaar Simonis&Buunk Kunsthandel: een Keur aan Kunst', Ede/Zwolle 2003, nr. 24 (met afb. in kleur); vgl. Evelien de Visser, 'B.J. Blommers (1845-1914). Kleine meester van de Haagse School?', ongepubliceerde masterscriptie RU Groningen, 2012, afb. 24.
Exhibited: Scheveningen, Museum Scheveningen, 'Schilderku(n)st Scheveningen', mei-okt. 2000; Ede, Simonis & Buunk Kunsthandel, 'Jubileumtentoonstelling 1978-2003: een Keur aan Kunst', 18-26 april 2003.
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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