Willem Koekkoek artwork • painting • for sale Crowded cityscape in the snow
Willem Koekkoek
Amsterdam 1839-1895 Nieuwer-Amstel (nu Amstelveen)
1839-1895
Crowded cityscape in the snow
oil on canvas 70.0 x 59.8 cm, signed l.r.
This painting is for sale.
price range: € 50,000 - € 100,000
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The son of the marine painter Hermanus Koekkoek Sr. was the only one of the extensive family of painters to specialize in the Dutch cityscape, with Cornelis Springer as his great example. He lived in Amsterdam but made many sketching trips through the Netherlands. In 1888 he must have made a trip to London. Willem Koekkoek's cityscapes are a combination of historical reconstruction and fantasy. His paintings were especially popular abroad because they corresponded to the idyllic image that people had of the old Dutch towns.
