Wouterus Verschuur sr. (1812-1874) - Reizigers in gesprek
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Wouter Verschuur was a student of the landscape and animal painters Pieter Gerardus van Os and Cornelis Steffelaar.
In 1831 and 1832 he won the Felix Meritis Prize. In 1833 he became a member of the Royal Academy in Amsterdam and in 1839 of Arti et Amicitiae in the same city. Between 1842 and 1868 he lived and worked in The Hague, Doorn (1842) , Haarlem (1858-1868) and Amsterdam (1846-1857 and 1869-1874) . In 1867 he lived in Brussels.
He is mainly known for his masterful horse paintings. The 17th-century horse painter Philips Wouwerman was a source of inspiration for this. He gained name and fame with such paintings from 1840 onwards. He was a master in faithfully depicting horses, both by breed and by posture. The horse (preferably white) , but sometimes also dogs, is always placed very centrally in the scene, placed in a beam of light. In this way he ties in with the chiaroscuro tradition. He also attracted attention abroad. In 1855, Napoleon III purchased one of his entries at the Paris Universal Exhibition. He reached the height of his fame in 1860. He is therefore considered one of the last generation of Dutch Romantic animal painters. Verschuur sometimes collaborated with the landscape painter Cornelis Springer. [1]
In addition to paintings, he also made drawings, often with horses as the subject.
Verschuur's students include his son Wouterus Verschuur Jr. and Anton Mauve. Although Mauve only worked in Verschuur's studio for a few months in 1858, he adopted his style in painting draft horses and oxen.
Work by Verschuur can be found in the Amsterdam Historical Museum and the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, the Museum Boijmans van Beuningen in Rotterdam, the Stedelijk Museum Zutphen in Zutphen and the John Selbach Museum in Maaseik.
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Cleaned up. Newly framed and provided with an appraisal report
Viewing is possible in the Van Orden Apeldoorn Mill Gallery
Wouter Verschuur was a student of the landscape and animal painters Pieter Gerardus van Os and Cornelis Steffelaar.
In 1831 and 1832 he won the Felix Meritis Prize. In 1833 he became a member of the Royal Academy in Amsterdam and in 1839 of Arti et Amicitiae in the same city. Between 1842 and 1868 he lived and worked in The Hague, Doorn (1842) , Haarlem (1858-1868) and Amsterdam (1846-1857 and 1869-1874) . In 1867 he lived in Brussels.
He is mainly known for his masterful horse paintings. The 17th-century horse painter Philips Wouwerman was a source of inspiration for this. He gained name and fame with such paintings from 1840 onwards. He was a master in faithfully depicting horses, both by breed and by posture. The horse (preferably white) , but sometimes also dogs, is always placed very centrally in the scene, placed in a beam of light. In this way he ties in with the chiaroscuro tradition. He also attracted attention abroad. In 1855, Napoleon III purchased one of his entries at the Paris Universal Exhibition. He reached the height of his fame in 1860. He is therefore considered one of the last generation of Dutch Romantic animal painters. Verschuur sometimes collaborated with the landscape painter Cornelis Springer. [1]
In addition to paintings, he also made drawings, often with horses as the subject.
Verschuur's students include his son Wouterus Verschuur Jr. and Anton Mauve. Although Mauve only worked in Verschuur's studio for a few months in 1858, he adopted his style in painting draft horses and oxen.
Work by Verschuur can be found in the Amsterdam Historical Museum and the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, the Museum Boijmans van Beuningen in Rotterdam, the Stedelijk Museum Zutphen in Zutphen and the John Selbach Museum in Maaseik.
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