Hendrik Willem Mesdag (1831 - 1915)
De Scheveningen 98
Watercolour on paper 50.5 x 35.5 cm, signed lower right
Herkomst:Coll. A.H. Bakker, Den Haag.Literatuur:J. Poort, Hendrik Willem Mesdag 1831-1915 Oeuvrecatalogus. Supplement, Wassenaar 1997, afbeelding pag. 112, cat. nr. 3013.14 en pag. 114, cat. nr. 3013.19; E. Geudeker en R.J. te Rijdt, Meesterwerken van de Haagse School - Collectie A.H. Bakker, Zwolle 2015, afbeelding pag. 129, cat. nr. 64.Tentoonstelling:Rijswijk, Museum Rijswijk, 200 Jaar Nederlandse aquarel, 2003.
Hendrik Willem Mesdag one of the best seascape painters
Hendrik Willem Mesdag (1831-1915) is one of the Hague School's most prominent artists. As an artist, Mesdag was a late bloomer. He started his career as a stockbroker, which is perhaps not so surprising considering that his father was a banker from Groningen. Hendrik Willem Mesdag was 35 years old when he finally decided to follow his heart and focus entirely on art. To pursue his ...
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