Frederik Nachtweh artwork • watercolour • drawing • for sale Judging the drawing (possibly the painter's wife)

Fredrik Nachtweh was educated at the Deventer Drawing School and continued his education at the Rijksacademie in Amsterdam where he was taught by August Allebé. Nachtweh was a versatile artist. He painted cityscapes, especially of Amsterdam and Rotterdam, landscapes, still lifes, portraits and genre scenes in the style of the Hague School. He worked in a recognizable, atmospheric, somewhat tranquil style. Nachtweh was a member of Arti et Amicitiae and participated in various exhibitions, such as the 'Living Masters' exhibitions. In 1884 he became a teacher at the Academy of Arts in Rotterdam. His students included Floris Arntzenius and H.A. from Ravenswaaij.