Oil on canvas, In the garden by Willem Van HASSELT
Oil on canvas, In the garden by Willem Van HASSELT
4.500,00 €
Willem van Hasselt, 1882-1963
Born in Rotterdam, is a Dutch painter who moved to France e and spent his entire career there. The son of a tailor, he grew up in the working-class districts of Rotterdam, surrounded by canals and port life, which were to leave their mark on his artistic outlook.
He trained at the Academy of Fine Arts in his hometown with masters such as Van Massdyck, Striesing and Machtweh, graduating in 1903.
That same year, he decided to move to Paris, the bustling artistic capital, to perfect his skills.
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| Dimensions | 74 × 64 cm |
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To support himself, Van Hasselt worked as an illustrator, drawing for the press, advertising and theater. I
he quickly became involved in Parisian art circles, where he met Maurice Denis and was influenced by the Nabis and Édouard Vuillard.
His first exhibitions date from 1911. During the First World War, he enlisted as an ambulance driver in the French army.
His art is mainly focused on landscapes: the banks of the Seine, Brittany, Burgundy, the Bay of Arcachon or Bréhat Island.
His canvases, often bathed in soft light, emphasize the harmony and poetry of nature. Far from spectacular effects, he depicts serene scenes, sometimes inhabited by discreet figures who blend into the landscape.
His post-impressionist style reflects a great sensitivity to atmosphere and light.
In 1945, Willem van Hasselt was elected to the Académie des Beaux-Arts, succeeding André Devambez. In 1957, he moved to the Maison des Artistes in Nogent-sur-Marne, where he lived until his death in August 1963.
Today, his works can be found in a number of French museums, including the Centre Pompidou and the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Bordeaux, Nantes and Strasbourg. Van Hasselt remains appreciated for his soothing, luminous universe, which reflects a dual identity: that of a Dutchman by birth and a French painter by adoption.