P23 W. Gruyter Jr

P23 W. Gruyter Jr

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Name
P23 W. Gruyter Jr
Measurements
Height: 91 cm, Width: 132 cm
Reference
VBCA100187
Techniques
Painted
Colors
Blue, Beige, Brown, Yellow, Gray, White, Black
Categories
Fine Art Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Periods
19th Century Antique 1870
Origin and period
The Netherlands
Subject
Marine
Description
William Gruyter , Amsterdam 1817-1880
Loodskotter and steamer in the Flushing Roads , oil on canvas 90.8 x 131.8 cm . , Signed lr full, monogrammed on the stern of the ship and dated 1870.
 
Exhibitions : Rotterdam Academy of Fine Arts and Applied Sciences , " Exhibition of Living Masters , 1870 , Cat 164 ( as " View of the roads of Vlissingen ' ) ; Antwerp , Belgium , " Exhibition of Living Masters , Aug. -Sept . 1870 , Cat 467 ( as " Vue de l' Escaut devant Flessingue ) .
 
William Gruyter lived and worked in Amsterdam and was a pupil of the famous marine painter Hermanus Koekkoek Sr. Like his mentor, he painted almost exclusively marine and river views . His son Jacob William followed in his footsteps and also devoted himself to painting seascapes . In the period 1840-1880 his work in Amsterdam and The Hague was shown at the annual Exhibition of Living Masters regularly. In 1845 he became a member of the Royal Academy in Amsterdam and in 1853 the artists 'club ' Arti et Amicitiae . Several Dutch museums have work of his hand .

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