Johannes Warnardus Bilders
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Johannes Warnardus Bilders (18 August 1811 - 29 October 1890) was a Dutch painter who was the father of Gerard Bilders
(1838-1865) and a forerunner of the Hague School
.
Johannes Bilders was born in Utrecht
and took lessons from Jan Lodewijk Jonxis (1789-1867). After travels in Germany, he settled down in 1841 at Oosterbeek
, also called the 'Dutch Barbizon', where he gathered around him many young painters who would later become central figures in the Hague School. Some of these painters were Anton Mauve, Paul Gabriël
and his son Gerard Bilders
, among others.
In 1846 he returned to Utrecht, where he was employed until 1852. Then he spent one year he is in Amsterdam where he was acquainted with Jozef Israels
. He went back to Oosterbeek (1855-1858). After that he went to Amsterdam for a long period (1858-1880), then back to Oosterbeek, where he died on October 29, 1890.
Gerard Bilders
Albertus Gerardus Bilders was a Dutch painter and collector who associated with some members of the Hague School....
(1838-1865) and a forerunner of the Hague School
Hague School
The Hague School is the name given to a group of artists who lived and worked in The Hague between 1860 and 1890. Their work was heavily influenced by the realist painters of the French Barbizon school. The painters of the Hague school generally made use of relatively sombre colours, which is why...
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Johannes Bilders was born in Utrecht
Utrecht (city)
Utrecht city and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, and is the fourth largest city of the Netherlands with a population of 312,634 on 1 Jan 2011.Utrecht's ancient city centre features...
and took lessons from Jan Lodewijk Jonxis (1789-1867). After travels in Germany, he settled down in 1841 at Oosterbeek
Oosterbeek
Oosterbeek is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Renkum, about 5 km west of Arnhem.The oldest part of the village of Oosterbeek is the Benedendorp , on the northern bank of the river Rhine...
, also called the 'Dutch Barbizon', where he gathered around him many young painters who would later become central figures in the Hague School. Some of these painters were Anton Mauve, Paul Gabriël
Paul Gabriël
Paul Joseph Constantin Gabriël was a painter, draftsman, watercolorist, and etcher who belonged to the Hague School....
and his son Gerard Bilders
Gerard Bilders
Albertus Gerardus Bilders was a Dutch painter and collector who associated with some members of the Hague School....
, among others.
In 1846 he returned to Utrecht, where he was employed until 1852. Then he spent one year he is in Amsterdam where he was acquainted with Jozef Israels
Jozef Israëls
Jozef Israëls was a Dutch painter, and "the most respected Dutch artist of the second half of the nineteenth century".-Youth:...
. He went back to Oosterbeek (1855-1858). After that he went to Amsterdam for a long period (1858-1880), then back to Oosterbeek, where he died on October 29, 1890.
External links
- Other works.
- More examples of his work.
- Dutch Art in the Nineteenth Century/The Forerunners of the Hague School.
Source
- Marius, Gerharda Hermina, Dutch Painters of the 19th Century, The Antique Collectors' Club, Woodbridge, Suffolk