Helmert van der Flier
Helmert Richard van der Flier (born November 26, 1827 in Baarn ; † June 5, 1899 there ) was a Dutch landscape and animal painter.
Van der Flier was a student of James de Rijk in Hilversum . Then he returned home to Baarn and worked there as a landscape and animal painter. He mostly painted grazing cows and sheep. He married Elisabeth Clara Geertruida Schrader (1828–1912) in Utrecht on October 5, 1859, with whom he had two children. Helmert van der Flier was city councilor in Baarn from 1881. He was a member of the " Arti et Amicitiae " in Amsterdam and the " Pulchri Studio " association in The Hague.
Flier participated in art exhibitions in Amsterdam , The Hague , Rotterdam and Arnhem . His works are u. a. at the Boijmans Van Beuningen Museum Rotterdam.
literature
- W. Steenhoff: Flier, Helmert Richard van der . In: Ulrich Thieme (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists from Antiquity to the Present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 12 : Fiori-Fyt . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1916, p. 96 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
- Helmert Richard van der Flier in: Biografisch portaal van Nederland (digitized)
Web links
- Helmert Richard van der Flier. Biographical data and works in the Netherlands Institute for Art History (Dutch)
- Pieter Scheen: Lexicon Nederlandse Beeldende Kunstenaars 1750–1950 Biography (digitized version )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Flier, Helmert van der |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Flier, Helmert Richard van der (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch landscape and animal painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 26, 1827 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Baarn |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 5, 1899 |
| Place of death | Baarn |