Nicolaas van der Waay artwork • painting • previously for sale A summer evening at the Tolhuis, Amsterdam
Nicolaas van der Waay
Amsterdam 1855-1936
1855-1936
A summer evening at the Tolhuis, Amsterdam
oil on canvas 66.0 x 105.0 cm, signed l.l. and painted circa 1891
This painting was previously for sale.
Literature: A.G.C. van Duyl, 'N. van der Waay', 'Elsevier's Geïllustreerd Maandschrift' IV (1892), afb. pag. 124; 'Museumkrant van het Stadsmuseum IJsselstein', december 2003; Nelly de Zwaan, 'Nederland uit de kunst: 365 dagen kijken en lezen', Warnsveld 2005, 30 aug. (met afb. in kleur); Carole Denninger, 'Amsterdam – 365 stadsgezichten’, Bussum 2008, nr. 202 (met afb. in kleur).
Exhibited: IJsselstein, Stadsmuseum IJsselstein, 'Charmante zomers', 29 mei-22 aug. 2004; Den Haag, Museum Mesdag, 'Proost. Het caféleven in beeldende kunst en literatuur tussen 1840-1940', juli-sept. 2007.
The name Nicolaas van der Waay is inextricably linked to the city of Amsterdam and the Rijksacademie there. He had been a teacher for over 30 years and together with August Allebé he took care of the painting class. In addition, he was a valued portraitist and painter of urban life. Van der Waay was not an innovator, but a sensitive impressionist, good at portraying a mood and capturing what fascinated him: cafe and theater scenes, urban images and sophisticated performances, often with women in the leading role.
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