J. F. Hoppenbrouwers (1819-1866) - Op t ijs

Beautiful work in a beautiful expensive frame. Valuation report available. Viewing possible at the Mill Van Orden gallery in Apeldoorn

Hoppenbrouwers trained as a painter at the Academy of Visual Arts in The Hague and subsequently apprenticed with Andreas Schelfhout. He painted in a romantic style, which is strongly reminiscent of his teacher Schelfhout in composition and atmosphere.

Hoppenbrouwers was best known for his landscapes, often winter landscapes, where he often left the figure making to his friend Charles Rochussen, occasionally also to others such as David Bles, Salomon Verveer, Johan Daniël Koelman and Hendrik Scheeres. [1] He also made a number of panoramic views, usually in a small format and often with the mountainous Rhine bank in Germany as the subject.

Hoppenbrouwers regularly exhibited during the Exhibition of Living Masters. He was friends with painter Johannes Cornelis Apol, and he therefore became the teacher of his son Louis Apol. Hoppenbrouwers died in 1866 at the age of 47. His work can be found in the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, the Kunstmuseum The Hague, the Amsterdam Museum and the Teylers Museum in Haarlem, among others. and the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam. The Metropolitan Museum in New York also has a winter landscape by Hoppenbrouwers in its collection.