Hendrik Johannes Weissenbruch Woman in a sunny garden in Barbizon

Hendrik Johannes Weissenbruch, depicter of Dutch unspoiled landschapes

Hendrik Johannes (J.H.) Weissenbruch (1824) painted the Dutch landscape. He was the undisputed master of clouds, which were characterized by a remarkable freshness. He did not shy away from using – as contemporary artist Robert Zandvliet put it – 'clean-pants white', which he used to create light in his work. J.H. Weissenbruch hailed from a family o ...