Johannes Josephus Destrée artwork • painting • previously for sale The Hofvijver, The Hague
Johannes Josephus Destrée
Laeken (bij Brussel) 1827-1888 Den Haag
1827-1888
The Hofvijver, The Hague
oil on panel 19.6 x 33.9 cm, signed l.l. and dated 1871
This painting was previously for sale.
Provenance: part. bezit Verenigde Staten.
Belgian painter of landscapes and beach views. He lived and worked most of his life in The Hague, where he also died in 1888. He was taught by B.J. van Hove and A. Schelfhout. The influence of the latter painter can be found in his work in composition and motifs. His contemporaries were particularly interested in the beach views that he made in imitation of Schelfhout. He probably also made a number of trips to Germany.
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