Jan Simon Knikker (jr.) - Rivierlandschap met vissersboot - Sold

This characteristic oil painting by Jan Knikker Junior looks fresh. Signed lower right. The work is framed in the beautiful original frame and is in good condition.
Artist Biography
Jan Simon Knikker (Leiden 1911 – The Hague 1990), known as Jan, was born in 1911 in Leiden. He lived and worked in Wassenaar, then Voorschoten until 1937 and then in The Hague. Signed with Jan Knikker Jr. Son of Jan Simon Knikker Sr.
He was a student of the Academy of Fine Arts in The Hague (1928-1932) and of his father Jan Knikker Sr. He painted summer, river and winter landscapes, still lifes and cityscapes in the style of the Hague School in a figurative style. He is therefore seen as a follower of the Hague School and he worked a lot for the art trade. His cityscapes are particularly sought after abroad. Although the painters Knikker and in particular Jan Knikker senior (Old Jan) and Aris Knikker came from North Holland, Old and Young Jan Knikker became real painters from The Hague. Jan Knikker senior (Oude Jan), settled around the turn of the century in The Hague, where Jan Knikker junior was born in 1911 at De La Reykade, now the La Reyweg. At the time, it was located on the edge of the city with a wide view of the landscape beyond. In this way, Oude Jan and junior could gain unlimited inspiration from their home to record their impressions of nature on the linen. In their own words, modesty was foreign to them, Oude Jan and junior represented the well-known Hague School of Maris, Bosboom and Roelofs. That is why Jan Knikker junior stated in a newspaper interview that they focused on landscapes and cityscapes.
In the early years it was not easy for father and son to sell their paintings. Those who couldn't get rid of their paintings had nothing to eat. Many paintings were sold through the art trade. Dealers regularly ordered large numbers of paintings which they then took on consignment. They then brought the paintings regularly, quickly to auction, so that in the end there was little left for the Marbles. In the 1930s and 1940s, a good painting cost around ten guilders.
The later Jan Knikker junior was a completely different man than the Jan Knikker from his youth. Although he still lived as a bon vivant, he did not dress in the manner typical of an artist. Jan junior was always well dressed, looked well-groomed, drank his drink at regular intervals and was very attached to his regular brand of cigars. Until the last years of his life, Jan Knikker junior had assignments for many years. Assignments that enabled him to enjoy the pleasures of life. Jan Knikker junior only worked during the day. He thought it was out of the question to paint under artificial light.
Info: Shin, Benezit, RKD
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Medium Oil on canvas, signed lower right, undated
Sizes 36.5 cm x 30 cm incl. frame, 24 cm x 18 cm excl. frame
Condition; in very good condition
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