Johannes Hubertus Leonardus de Haas
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Johannes Hubertus Leonardus de Haas (25 March 1832 – 4 August 1908) was a Dutch animal and landscape painter, and a peripheral figure of the Hague School.
Born at
In 1853, together with his two friends, De Haas decided to go to Oosterbeek. Here they came into contact with the influential landscape painter Johannes Warnardus Bilders and the group of painters which had gathered around him, many of whom would later be part of the Hague School. De Haas also met his future wife in Oosterbeek, Bilders' daughter, Caroline. In 1855 he received good reviews for his pictures that were exhibited in Paris from the noted art critic Jean Baptiste Gustave Planche.
In 1857 De Haas first went to
From 1861 until 1869 De Haas is permanently settled in Brussels, painting mainly on the coasts of
In 1869 he received gold medals for his work at the exhibitions in Munich. At this time he befriends the future prince regent of Bavaria, Luitpold.[3] This friendship provides him with many opportunities to contribute to exhibitions in Bavaria and later the German Empire. From 1888 he was responsible for the selection of the Dutch entries to the Munich exhibition. This position he antagonised many young Dutch painters for his conservative choices.[4] In 1892 he was chosen by Queen Emma to make a selection from the paintings from the royal collection for an exhibition at the Alte Pinakothek in Munich. De Haas died on 4 August 1908 in Königswinter.
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Bibliography
- Gruyter, Jos. de (1968), De Haagse School, Lemniscaat
- Leeuw, Ronald de; Sillevis, John; Dumas, Charles (1983), De Haagse School
- Sillevis, John; Tabak, Anne (2001), Het Haagse School boek, Waanders Uitgeverij, ISBN 978-90-400-9540-5
- Kuil, Pieter van der (2007), Jan Kneppelhout en zijn tijdgenoten, Kontrast, ISBN 978-90-78215-21-9
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