Frederik Hendrik Kaemmerer
Frederik Hendrik Kaemmerer (born October 23, 1839 in The Hague , † April 4, 1902 in Paris ) was a Dutch genre , portrait and landscape painter .
biography
Frederik Hendrik Kaemmerer studied at the Koninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunsten in The Hague as a student of Salomon Leonardus Verveer. His early works consist mainly of landscapes in the style of the early Hague School . He regularly visited the artists' colony in the village of Oosterbeek in the municipality of Renkum in the province of Gelderland . In 1861 he had his first exhibition in Rotterdam .
In 1865, Kaemmerer moved to Paris, attracted by the artistic innovations that took place there. However, he studied at the Académie des Beaux-Arts with Jean-Léon Gérôme and began to paint salon pictures in Rococo costumes in an academic style . In 1870 he exhibited for the first time in the Paris Salon ; In 1874 he won a medal.
Kaemmerer set up a studio in Paris, but traveled regularly to The Hague. As a portrait painter he was successful in Paris. In spring 1871 he returned to the Netherlands with his friend Adolph Artz and moved to the Hotel Zeerust in Scheveningen . The move brought his transition to the style of impressionism . He devoted himself again to the open air - landscape painting . Kaemmerer's impressionistic works were successful with both audiences and critics. At the World Exhibition in Paris in 1889 he won a silver medal. In 1902 he was accepted into the Legion of Honor .
In the 1890s he worked for the Elsevier- Verlag magazine. The story An Illusion by the Dutch writer Louis Couperus, illustrated by Kaemmerer, was published in 1891 .
Kaemmerer died by suicide in his Paris studio at 95, rue de Vaugirard .
literature
- J. Bernac: Frederic Henri Kaemmerer. In: The Art Journal, 1894, pp. 161-165.
- Obituary: Frédéric Henri Kaemmerer. In: la Chronique des arts et de la curiosité, 1902, p. 119.
- J. Knoef: FH Kaemmerer 1839-1902. In: Van Romantiek tot Realisme. A bundle of art historical sites. Amsterdam 1947, pp. 149-159.
- Kaemmerer, Frederik Hendrik . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 19 : Ingouville – Kauffungen . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1926.
- Jeannette Versteegh (ed.): FH Kaemmerer 1839–1902: brieven van 'oom Frits' (aan zijn vader en zuster Betje). Oosterbeek 2001.
gallery
Woman with her breast bare
At the time of the Directoire
Woman with opera glasses
In the park
Portrait of a lady
Scheveningen beach
At the beach
Elegant ladies on the beach in Scheveningen
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kaemmerer, Frederik Hendrik |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch genre, portrait and landscape painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 23, 1839 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | The hague |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 4, 1902 |
| Place of death | Paris |