Frederik Roosdorp artwork • painting • for sale Sunny cityscape with the Old Church of Delft
Frederik Roosdorp
Amsterdam 1839-1865
1839-1865
Sunny cityscape with the Old Church of Delft
oil on canvas 29.2 x 40.0 cm, signed with initials on the reverse
This painting is for sale.
Price: € 8,500
Little is known about Frederik Roosdorp except that he was born in Amsterdam in 1839 and specialised in painting sun-drenched, animated urban scenes. His training is likewise undocumented, but his work contains all the characteristic features of the romantic townscapes that developed as a genre in Holland and especially Amsterdam between 1830 and 1850, with meticulous execution, strong contrasts between light and shadow and an eye for traditional Dutch architecture. One of the leading exponents of this genre was Cornelis Springer, and like him Roosdorp painted both imaginary and topographically correct urban views. As he died at a young age, Roosdorp left only a small oeuvre.