Thursday, June 18, 2015

Eduard Alexander Hilverdink paintings in GeocodedArt

A snowy view of the Smedestraat, Haarlem





Painting by Eduard Alexander Hilverdink (1846-1891).  His paintings, virtually all exteriors, include a great deal of atmosphere.  You get the sense that you can tell how soon rain (or more snow) is coming.  His did some marine works, but the architecture of city centers was his principal subject.  The street life he shows is minimal, and is there not to be appreciate for itself but to help set the mood and add perspective for rendering the key feature into the hazy distance.




Monday, June 8, 2015

Johannes Christiaan Karel Klinkenberg Paintings in GeocodedArt

The Port of Enkhuizen





painting by Johannes Klinkenberg.  Great billowing clouds lend a distinctive Dutch air to all his outdoor works.  Touches of modern city life creep into works that still have some Golden Age romance in them, in buildings which strain to reach the light that animates all.



Monday, June 1, 2015

Hendrik Keun Paintings in GeocodedArt

View on the Houtmarkt in Amsterdam





Painting by Hendrik Keun (1738-1788).  Very clear, unemotional pictures of a busy city, with views chosen to emphasize the role of waterways as the life blood of the prosperous, but not ornate, life.