Floris Arntzenius artwork • painting • for sale The Bierkade in The Hague, seen from the Wagenbrug towards the Spui
Floris Arntzenius
Soerabaja (Indonesië, v/h Nederlands-Indië) 1864-1925 Den Haag
1864-1925
The Bierkade in The Hague, seen from the Wagenbrug towards the Spui
oil on canvas 126.4 x 201.3 cm, signed l.r.
This painting is for sale.
Price: € 115,000
Provenance: mogelijk Kunsthandel E.J. van Wisselingh, Amsterdam, inv.nr. S 3395; veiling Paul Brandt, Amsterdam, 20-23 mei 1969, lotnr. 207 (als ‘View of Het Zieken, The Hague); coll. echtpaar J.F. Ahrend-Hatzer, Blaricum, juli 1969; Kunsthandel G.J. Scherpel, Bussum, juli 1978; part. bezit Nederland 1991; veiling Christie's, Amsterdam, 29 april 1998, lotnr. 367, alwaar verworven door familie van de vorige eigenaar. -With Kunsthandel Scherpel, Bussum, July 1978. -Private collection, the Netherlands, 1991. -Auction, Christie's, Amsterdam, 29 April 1998, lot. 367, where acquired by the family of the present owner.
Literature: Dolf Welling, ‘Floris Arntzenius’, Den Haag, 1992, afb. in kleur pag. 93; Magazine Kunst&Antiek Revue, september-october 1998, ill. p. 36; tent cat. 'Floris Arntzenius, Het Haagse leven van gisteren', Den Haag, 1969, cat.nr. 37.
Exhibited: 'Floris Arntzenius, Het Haagse leven van gisteren', Den Haag, Haags Gemeentemuseum, 19 juli-7 sept. 1969/Laren, Singer Museum, 18 okt.-30 nov. 1969.
Floris Arntzenius trained at the Rijksacademie, Amsterdam, along with Isaac Israels, Willem Witsen and G.H. Breitner, whose impressionist style of painting he hugely admired. After a further year’s study at the academy in Antwerp, the painter concentrated on painting landscapes and city scenes. He only gained real success with his work when he moved to The Hague and began painting spontaneous impressions of the city’s bustling life, preferably in misty or rainy conditions. He also painted landscapes, beaches with figures and portraits.
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