Amsterdam Impressionism
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Amsterdam Impressionism was an art movement
in imperialist Holland.
The innovative ideas about painting of the French impressionists were introduced into the Netherlands by the artists of the Hague School. This new style of painting was also adopted in Amsterdam by the young generation of artists of the late nineteenth century. Like their French colleagues, these Amsterdam painters put their impressions onto canvas with rapid, visible strokes of the brush. They focused on depicting the everyday life of the city. Famous painters among the Amsterdam Impressionists include George Hendrik Breitner
, Willem Bastiaan Tholen
, Willem de Zwart
, Isaac Israëls
, Jan Toorop
, Willem Witsen
George Hendrik Breitner
, Willem Bastiaan Tholen
, Willem de Zwart
, Isaac Israëls
, Jan Toorop
and Willem Witsen
. Some of the famous paintings using Amsterdam Impressionism include Norman Farm through the Trees, Fruit Trees, and The Road and the House, all by Claude Monet.
Late nineteenth-century Amsterdam was a bustling centre of art and literature. Artists and writers gathered here to meet in cafés and at each other's houses and discuss the latest innovations in art and develop new ideas.
Art
Art is the product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect....
in imperialist Holland.
The innovative ideas about painting of the French impressionists were introduced into the Netherlands by the artists of the Hague School. This new style of painting was also adopted in Amsterdam by the young generation of artists of the late nineteenth century. Like their French colleagues, these Amsterdam painters put their impressions onto canvas with rapid, visible strokes of the brush. They focused on depicting the everyday life of the city. Famous painters among the Amsterdam Impressionists include George Hendrik Breitner
George Hendrik Breitner
George Hendrik Breitner wasa Dutch painter and photographer.-Biography:George Hendrik Breitner was born in Rotterdam, Netherlands. From 1876–1880 he attended the Academy in the Hague where his extraordinary talent was rewarded on various occasions...
, Willem Bastiaan Tholen
Willem Bastiaan Tholen
Willem Bastiaan Tholen was a Dutch painter, draftsman and printmaker with some connections to members of the Hague School....
, Willem de Zwart
Willem de Zwart
Wilhelmus "Willem" Hendrikus Petrus Johannes Zwart , was a Dutch painter, engraver, watercolorist, with many connections to the Hague School....
, Isaac Israëls
Isaac Israëls
Isaac Lazarus Israëls was a Dutch painter.The son of the painter Jozef Israëls, Isaac Israëls developed an interest in painting in childhood. Between 1878 and 1880 he studied at the academy in The Hague...
, Jan Toorop
Jan Toorop
Jean Theodoor Toorop , better known as Jan Toorop, was an Indo painter, whose works straddle the space between the Symbolist painters and Art Nouveau.-Biography:...
, Willem Witsen
Willem Witsen
Willem Witsen was a Dutch painter and photographer.Witsen was born in a wealthy ruling-class family, dating back to the governing families of the 17th century, of whom Cornelis Jan Witsen and his son Nicolaes Witsen were members. He studied at academies in Amsterdam and Antwerp...
George Hendrik Breitner
George Hendrik Breitner
George Hendrik Breitner wasa Dutch painter and photographer.-Biography:George Hendrik Breitner was born in Rotterdam, Netherlands. From 1876–1880 he attended the Academy in the Hague where his extraordinary talent was rewarded on various occasions...
, Willem Bastiaan Tholen
Willem Bastiaan Tholen
Willem Bastiaan Tholen was a Dutch painter, draftsman and printmaker with some connections to members of the Hague School....
, Willem de Zwart
Willem de Zwart
Wilhelmus "Willem" Hendrikus Petrus Johannes Zwart , was a Dutch painter, engraver, watercolorist, with many connections to the Hague School....
, Isaac Israëls
Isaac Israëls
Isaac Lazarus Israëls was a Dutch painter.The son of the painter Jozef Israëls, Isaac Israëls developed an interest in painting in childhood. Between 1878 and 1880 he studied at the academy in The Hague...
, Jan Toorop
Jan Toorop
Jean Theodoor Toorop , better known as Jan Toorop, was an Indo painter, whose works straddle the space between the Symbolist painters and Art Nouveau.-Biography:...
and Willem Witsen
Willem Witsen
Willem Witsen was a Dutch painter and photographer.Witsen was born in a wealthy ruling-class family, dating back to the governing families of the 17th century, of whom Cornelis Jan Witsen and his son Nicolaes Witsen were members. He studied at academies in Amsterdam and Antwerp...
. Some of the famous paintings using Amsterdam Impressionism include Norman Farm through the Trees, Fruit Trees, and The Road and the House, all by Claude Monet.
Late nineteenth-century Amsterdam was a bustling centre of art and literature. Artists and writers gathered here to meet in cafés and at each other's houses and discuss the latest innovations in art and develop new ideas.