George Gillis Haanen

George Gillis Haanen (born August 23, 1807 in Utrecht , † July 17, 1879 in Bilzen ) was a Dutch landscape , portrait and genre painter .

Life

George Gillis Haanen was the son of the art dealer , restorer and genre painter Casparis Haanen (1778–1849) and Isabella Johanna Sangster (1777–1846). He was one of six children in the family. His siblings, who also went down in art history, were the flower and still life painter Adriana Johanna Haanen , the landscape painter Remigius Adrianus Haanen and the genre painter Elisabeth Alida Haanen . His teacher was his father Casparis Haanen , while he was the teacher of his sister Elisabeth Alida Haanen . In 1831 he became a member of the Arti Sacrum in Rotterdam and in 1835 of the Koninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunsten . In 1842 he stayed in Mainz and Frankfurt am Main . He was married to a German. His painting "Een Wappend Roover" is painted in the style of Rembrandt . His main pictures are "The Evening School" and "A Farmhouse". The date of his death is sometimes mentioned differently in the literature.

Works (selection)

Austrian landscape (oil on canvas)
Old woman reading (oil on wood)
The evening school (oil on wood)
The Scholar (oil on canvas)

Pictures by George Gillis Haanen in the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
A winter landscape in the Neue Pinakothek

literature

Haanen, (George Gillis) . In: Johannes Immerzeel (jr.): De levens en works of Hollandsche en Vlaamsche kunstschilders, beeldhouwers, graveurs en bouwmeesters: van het begin the vijftiende eeuw tot heden . Edited by Johannes Immerzeel, Christiaan Immerzeel. Volume 2. JC van Kersteren, Amsterdam 1843, p. 2. Digitized with a picture of the artist
Haanen, (George Gillis) . In: Dr. Wap (Ed.): Astrea. Maandschrift voor schoone kunst, wetenschap en letteren . 6. Jg. Dannenfelser en Doorman, Uetrecht 1858, p. 3. Digitized
Haanen, Georges Gillis . In: The artists of all times and peoples or, life and works of the most famous builders, sculptors, painters, copper engravers, form cutters, lithographers, etc. From the earliest art eras to the present day. Edited from the best sources. Started by Professor Ms. Müller. continued by Dr. Karl Klunzinger. 2nd volume. F-L . Ebner & Seubert, Stuttgart 1860, p. 320. Digitized
Constantin von Wurzbach : Haanen, Georg van . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 6th part. Imperial-Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1860, p. 100 f. ( Digitized version ).
Haanen, Georges Gillis . In: General Artist Lexicon. Life and work of the most famous visual artists . Prepared by Hermann Alexander Müller . Edited by Hans Wolfgang Singer . 2nd volume. 5th unaltered edition. Literary publishing house Rütten & Loening, Frankfurt am Main 1921, p. 112. Digitized
M. van der Mullen: Challenging boundaries. The Haanen family as a case study regarding material and immaterial exchange in the field of visual arts between the Netherlands and the German speaking world (1815 - 1860) . Uetrecht 2010 (Diss.)

Web links

Commons : George Gillis Haanen - Album with pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ In the general artist dictionary . The visual artists of all times and peoples . Volume 66, Saur, Munich, 2010, ISBN 978-3-598-23033-2 , p. 529 states the year and place of death "1879 Bilsen or 1881 in Aachen ". In other printed sources, the year of death is given as "1876".
^ "Haanen, George Gillis: Haanen, peintre hollandais, né à.Utrecht, le 24 août 1807, mort à Bîlsen, en Belgique, l'an 1879. Elève de son père Casmnus Haanen et de B. van Stemten". (Pieter Haverkorn van Rijsewijk: Notice descriptive des tableaux et sculptures du Musée de Rotterdam. Nommé d'après le fondateur Musée-Boijmans . Rotterdam 1892, p. 300.)
↑ An armed robber.
↑ Astrea. Maandschrift voor schoone kunst, wetenschap en letteren .
↑ The artists of all times and peoples .
↑ Directory of the paintings in the New Royal Pinakothek in Munich , Munich 1881, p. 56.
↑ A pour of hot drinks on the night market.

personal data
SURNAME	Haanen, George Gillis
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Dutch landscape, portrait and genre painter
DATE OF BIRTH	23 August 1807
PLACE OF BIRTH	Utrecht
DATE OF DEATH	July 17, 1879
Place of death	Bilzen

[1] In the general artist dictionary . The visual artists of all times and peoples . Volume 66, Saur, Munich, 2010, ISBN 978-3-598-23033-2 , p. 529 states the year and place of death "1879 Bilsen or 1881 in Aachen ". In other printed sources, the year of death is given as "1876".

[2] "Haanen, George Gillis: Haanen, peintre hollandais, né à.Utrecht, le 24 août 1807, mort à Bîlsen, en Belgique, l'an 1879. Elève de son père Casmnus Haanen et de B. van Stemten". (Pieter Haverkorn van Rijsewijk: Notice descriptive des tableaux et sculptures du Musée de Rotterdam. Nommé d'après le fondateur Musée-Boijmans . Rotterdam 1892, p. 300.)

[3] An armed robber.

[4] Astrea. Maandschrift voor schoone kunst, wetenschap en letteren .

[5] The artists of all times and peoples .

[6] Directory of the paintings in the New Royal Pinakothek in Munich , Munich 1881, p. 56.

[7] A pour of hot drinks on the night market.