Floris Arntzenius
Pieter Florentius Nicolaas Jacobus Arntzenius ( Floris Arntzenius , born June 9, 1864 in Surabaya , † February 16, 1925 in The Hague ) was a Dutch painter, watercolorist, illustrator and graphic artist. He is considered a representative of the younger generation of the Hague School.
His father served in the Royal Dutch Indian Army . At the age of 11 he was sent to his aunt and uncle in Amsterdam in 1875 to complete his education.
In 1882 he became a student of Frederik Nachtweh (1857–1941), under whose supervision he was accepted into the Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten . From 1883 to 1888 he studied with August Allebé and Barend Wijnveld (1820–1902).
After studying in Amsterdam, he spent another two years at the Koninklijke Academie voor Schöne Kunsten in Antwerp with Charles Verlat .
Back in Amsterdam, Arntzenius became a member of the artists' association " Arti et Amicitiae " (1890) and the Amsterdam Guild of St. Luke (1891). He owned a studio on Sarphatistraat. In 1892 his mother was widowed and moved to The Hague, and Arntzenius also moved there to run her company.
In 1892 Arntzenius became a member of the " Pulchri Studio " in The Hague. From 1893 to 1895 he shared the former studio of Bernard Blommers with Cornelis Antonie van Waning (1861–1929).
From 1892 to 1894 he contributed illustrations to Elsevier Geïllustreerd Maandschrift. In 1896 he was accepted into the Hollandsche Teeken Maatschappij (Dutch Drawing Society).
In 1900 he married Lide Doorman, a talented painter of flower still lifes. The couple had four daughters whom he often painted.
Arntzenius was an accomplished artist in several media, but his watercolors in particular were highly praised. In his first years in The Hague, he painted landscapes in the typical style of the Hague School . Arntzenius later switched to painting cityscapes and street scenes, mostly in fog or rainy weather, with reflections on the wet asphalt. He also painted a lot in Scheveningen , which had changed from the poor fishing village to a popular seaside resort since the arrival of Jozef Israëls and Hendrik Willem Mesdag .
He won prizes at exhibitions in Munich, Venice, Pittsburgh and Brussels and his works sold well during his lifetime. His friends in The Hague included Willem Maris , Willem Bastiaan Tholen , Bernard Blommers and Herman Johannes van der Weele . In 1910 he opened a studio and began recording students, including a. Herman Heuff, Ina Hoff, Leo van der Lubbe and Jan Wittenberg.
Floris Arntzenius died of tuberculosis at the age of 60.
literature
- Arntzenius, Floris . In: Ulrich Thieme , Felix Becker (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists from Antiquity to the Present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker. tape 2 : Antonio da Monza-Bassan . Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig 1908, p. 147 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
- Pieter Florentius Nicolaas Jacobus Arntzenius . In: Biografisch portaal van Nederland (digitized version ) .
- Pieter Florentius Nicolaas Jacobus Arntzenius In: Pieter A. Scheen : Lexicon Nederlandse Beeldende Kunstenaars 1750–1950 , biography. (Digitized version) .
Web links
- Floris Arntzenius. Biographical data and works in the Netherlands Institute for Art History (Dutch)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Arntzenius, Floris |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Arntzenius, Pieter Florentius Nicolaas Jacobus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch painter, watercolorist, illustrator and printmaker |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 9, 1864 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Surabaya |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 16, 1925 |
| Place of death | The hague |