Ferdinand Hart Nibbrig

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Ferdinand Hart Nibbrig (born April 5, 1866 in Amsterdam , † October 12, 1915 in Laren (North Holland) ) was a Dutch landscape and genre painter , draftsman and lithographer, and a follower of theosophy .

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Ferdinand Hart Nibbrig was born as the second son of Pieter Nibbrig and Elisabeth Hart. In 1884, by royal decree, he adopted the names of both parents. He married Johanna Bartruida Moltzer in 1895.

He began his artistic training privately with Johan Adolph Rust (1828–1915). From 1881 to 1883 he attended the Amsterdam School of Applied Arts Kunstnijverheidsschool Quellinus . From 1883 to 1888 he studied at the Koninklijke Akademie van Beeldende Kunsten in Amsterdam. He then went to Paris, where he studied at the Académie Julian and with Fernand Cormon until 1889. In Paris he was influenced by Vincent van Gogh and Georges Seurat . At first he painted realistically with the elements of impressionism , but gradually switched to pointillism .

In 1894 he settled in the artist colony of Laren (North Holland) in the Gooi region and stayed there for life. He went on study trips: 1900 to Oostvoorne , 1901 to Vlieland , 1905 to Algeria and 1907–1908 to Rhenen .

His wife left the Dutch Reformed Church in 1908 and joined the theosophical movement. Ferdinand Hart Nibbrig followed her example and became a member of the local lodge. His son Ferdinand Elisa Hart Nibbrig (1903-1993) also became a painter.

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SURNAME Hart Nibbrig, Ferdinand
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch landscape and genre painter
DATE OF BIRTH April 5, 1866
PLACE OF BIRTH Amsterdam
DATE OF DEATH October 12, 1915
Place of death Laren (North Holland)