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Wouter Johannes van Troostwijk
1782-1810
Dutch
Wouter Johannes van Troostwijk Gallery
Dutch painter, draughtsman and etcher. In 1803 he was admitted to the Amsterdam Tekenacademie where he was a pupil of the director, Jurriaan Andriessen. Despite a highly successful student career that culminated in a gold medal from the Felix Meritis Society in 1807, he was unable to establish himself as a professional artist during the remainder of his very short working life in Amsterdam. Andriessen's studies from nature seem to have been an important influence; van Troostwijk was one of the earliest artists to paint en plein air. Although he looked back to 17th-century Dutch landscape art and to the work of his contemporaries, in such paintings as Landscape in Gelderland (c. 1808; Amsterdam, Rijksmus.; see NETHERLANDS, THE, fig. 21) he achieved a totally new lyricism in the rendering of atmospheric effects. The Raampoortje (1809; Amsterdam, Rijksmus.) displays a fresh colouristic touch rare in Dutch painting of this period. His Self-portrait (c. 1810; Amsterdam, Rijksmus.) is equally original in composition and colour. He also produced animal paintings in the manner of Paulus Potter, drawings and a few etchings towards the end of his life. Van Troostwijk died before his considerable talents could be recognized, and, although he has come to be seen as an important precursor of much late 19th-century Dutch painting, he had little influence on his immediate successors.
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The Raampoortje Gate at Amsterdam
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Painting ID:: 3205
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The_Raampoortje_Gate_at_Amsterdam
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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The Raamgate at Amsterdam
oil on canvas
57 cm x 48 cm
cjr
Painting ID:: 81565
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The_Raamgate_at_Amsterdam
oil on canvas
57 cm x 48 cm
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The Raamgate at Amsterdam
oil on canvas
57 cm x 48 cm
cyf
Painting ID:: 85577
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The_Raamgate_at_Amsterdam
oil on canvas
57 cm x 48 cm
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Self portrait
oil on canvas and paper
51.3 cm x 40 cm
cyf
Painting ID:: 86234
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Self_portrait
oil on canvas and paper
51.3 cm x 40 cm
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A farm in Gelderland
oil on canvas and panel
45 cm x 40 cm
cyf
Painting ID:: 86235
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A_farm_in_Gelderland
oil on canvas and panel
45 cm x 40 cm
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Wouter_Johannes_van_Troostwijk
1782-1810
Dutch
Wouter Johannes van Troostwijk Gallery
Dutch painter, draughtsman and etcher. In 1803 he was admitted to the Amsterdam Tekenacademie where he was a pupil of the director, Jurriaan Andriessen. Despite a highly successful student career that culminated in a gold medal from the Felix Meritis Society in 1807, he was unable to establish himself as a professional artist during the remainder of his very short working life in Amsterdam. Andriessen's studies from nature seem to have been an important influence; van Troostwijk was one of the earliest artists to paint en plein air. Although he looked back to 17th-century Dutch landscape art and to the work of his contemporaries, in such paintings as Landscape in Gelderland (c. 1808; Amsterdam, Rijksmus.; see NETHERLANDS, THE, fig. 21) he achieved a totally new lyricism in the rendering of atmospheric effects. The Raampoortje (1809; Amsterdam, Rijksmus.) displays a fresh colouristic touch rare in Dutch painting of this period. His Self-portrait (c. 1810; Amsterdam, Rijksmus.) is equally original in composition and colour. He also produced animal paintings in the manner of Paulus Potter, drawings and a few etchings towards the end of his life. Van Troostwijk died before his considerable talents could be recognized, and, although he has come to be seen as an important precursor of much late 19th-century Dutch painting, he had little influence on his immediate successors.
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