David Artz artwork • painting • previously for sale Homeward bound
David Artz
Den Haag 1837-1890
1837-1890
Homeward bound
oil on panel 29.6 x 12.7 cm, signed l.r.
This painting was previously for sale.
Provenance: Arthur Tooth & Sons, Londen.
Literature: Tiny de Liefde-van Brakel, 'Tussen Katwijk en Parijs. David Adolphe Artz 1837-1890', Leiden 2001, pag. 78, afb.nr. 65 (in kleur); A.-J. Sleyster, A. Kingmans-Klaas, 'Kunst, visserij en handel. Toorop, Sluiter, Munthe en de schilderijententoonstelling 1902', Katwijk 2002, pag. 47 (met afb. in kleur nr. 45)
Exhibited: Katwijk, Katwijks Museum, 'Tussen Katwijk en Parijs. David Adolphe Artz 1837-1890', juli-okt. 2001; Katwijk, Katwijks Museum, ‘Nederlandsche Visscherij- en Schilderijen Tentoonstelling 1902-2002’, 6 juli-6 okt. 2002
The Hague School painter D.A.C. Artz was already famous in his time for his beautiful, sensitively painted representations of fisherman's life in Scheveningen. In his choice for this genre he was strongly influenced by Jozef Israels, with whom he had made friends as a young painter. In stylistic terms, however, he was not a follower of Israels. His way of painting is less atmospheric, much sharper in drawing and much more precise in detailing.
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