Martinus Wilhelmus Liernur artwork • watercolour • drawing • previously for sale Reading the bible
Martinus Wilhelmus Liernur
Den Haag 1833-1901
1833-1901
Reading the bible
watercolour on paper 10.3 x 6.8 cm, signed l.r. and dated 1853
This work on paper was previously for sale.
Martinus Wilhelmus Liernur painted landscapes with cattle, farmyards in Drenthe and narrative genre pieces with peasant girls or old people in the lead role and young women deep in thought. He was born in The Hague into an artistic family. His brother, Paulus Antonius, was an engraver and draftsman and his cousin W.A.A. Liernur made a name for himself as a painter of interiors and genre pieces. Martinus Wilhelmus was a student at the Academy in The Hague in 1844-1845. In 1956 his work was shown for the first time at the Exhibition of Living Masters in his hometown.
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