Hendrik Weegewijs - Volendamse klederdracht poppen. - Sold

Hendrik Weegewijs was born in 1875 in Nieuwer-Amstel (now Amstelveen). He died in 1964 in Soest. He lived and worked in Buiksloot, Edam, Volendam, Gasselte, Assen, Drouwen, Ghent, Blaricum, Laren, Amsterdam, Hilversum and Eemnes. Weegewijs was a student of the National Academy of Fine Arts in Amsterdam, under the direction of August Allebe, CL Dake, FKAC Leenhoff and N. van der Waay. He painted, watercoloured, drew and etched landscapes, village scenes, children and still lifes. Hendrik Weegewijs wandered through the Netherlands and Belgium after his education, without lingering in one place for long. From 1901 he spent a lot of time in 't Gooi and developed there as a successor to the “Mauve landscapes” with sheep. Like WGF Jansen, with whom he spent a lot of time in 't Gooi, he continued to view the landscape with the same Hague School eyes. In the meantime, Weegewijs did get his inspiration locally and started painting in a lighter palette. French Impressionism had now gradually penetrated everywhere. Over the years, he lived for longer periods in Drenthe, where he was especially fascinated by the landscape and farm life. He also stayed there many times when he lived in the “West” again.