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Frederik Hendrik Kaemmerer
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Description
- Frederik Hendrik Kaemmerer
- A Beach Stroll
- signed and dated F.H. KAEMMERER 70 lower left
- oil on canvas
- 27 by 42cm., 10¾ by 16½in.
Provenance
Private Collection, Rhineland, Germany (sale: Van Ham, Cologne, 18 November 2011, lot 190)
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Condition
The canvas has been relined. Ultraviolet light reveals signs of retouching, notably strokes in the lower quarter of the sky and the cannon, addressing frame rubbing along the extreme upper and left edges, and further small scattered spots. The figures and most of the ground appear to be untouched, and the overall appearance of the work is good.
Held in a decorative gilt frame.
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
In the present work, two elegant ladies dressed in the latest fashions are seen taking a stroll on a sun-bleached stretch of beach. To this scene of leisured sophistication, Kaemmerer incongruously adds the remains of a rusty canon, pointed in the same direction, on an otherwise empty stretch of beach.
Kaemmerer grew up in The Hague. He studied at the Dutch Royal Academy of Fine Arts and was a pupil of Salomon Verveer, who schooled him in the romantic tradition. In 1865 Kaemmerer moved to Paris, attracted by the exciting art scene there. Yet rather than focus on the then popular pleinairisme (painting outdoors), he chose a classical education at the Académie des Beaux-Arts, studying under Jean-Léon Gérôme and adapting an academic style. He specialized in anecdotal and sumptuously executed costume paintings set in the eighteenth-century, making his debut at the Paris Salon in 1870 and winning a medal in 1874. In the spring of 1871, he took up residence at the Zeerust Hotel in Scheveningen, which marked a turning point in his work as he switched to a more impressionistic style, painting what he saw from his window or on the beach in a freer key and with greater attention to light and atmospheric effect.
While he continued to observe his figures in great detail, after his move to Scheveningen they became subordinate to the fleeting impressions of the soft sand, the volatile Dutch cloudy sky, and the coastal breeze playing with their elegant dresses and costumes. In 1889 Kaemmerer won a silver medal at the Exposition Universelle in Paris, and in 1902 was awareded the prestigious Légion d’honneur. His paintings are represented in museum collections around the world, including the Stedelijk in Amsterdam, the Kröller-Müller Museum in Otterlo, and the Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Massachusetts.
Kaemmerer grew up in The Hague. He studied at the Dutch Royal Academy of Fine Arts and was a pupil of Salomon Verveer, who schooled him in the romantic tradition. In 1865 Kaemmerer moved to Paris, attracted by the exciting art scene there. Yet rather than focus on the then popular pleinairisme (painting outdoors), he chose a classical education at the Académie des Beaux-Arts, studying under Jean-Léon Gérôme and adapting an academic style. He specialized in anecdotal and sumptuously executed costume paintings set in the eighteenth-century, making his debut at the Paris Salon in 1870 and winning a medal in 1874. In the spring of 1871, he took up residence at the Zeerust Hotel in Scheveningen, which marked a turning point in his work as he switched to a more impressionistic style, painting what he saw from his window or on the beach in a freer key and with greater attention to light and atmospheric effect.
While he continued to observe his figures in great detail, after his move to Scheveningen they became subordinate to the fleeting impressions of the soft sand, the volatile Dutch cloudy sky, and the coastal breeze playing with their elegant dresses and costumes. In 1889 Kaemmerer won a silver medal at the Exposition Universelle in Paris, and in 1902 was awareded the prestigious Légion d’honneur. His paintings are represented in museum collections around the world, including the Stedelijk in Amsterdam, the Kröller-Müller Museum in Otterlo, and the Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Massachusetts.