Johan Jongkind
Johan Barthold Jongkind was a Dutch painter and printmaker. He painted marine landscapes in a free manner and is regarded as a forerunner of impressionism.
Background
- Born in
- Lattrop
- Educated at
- Haagsche Teekenacademie
- Awards
- 🏆 Royal Prize for Painting
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"I miss my friends in Paris. Holland is fine to paint, but Paris is the only place to follow one's studies. One can find judges there who will encourage you, who wil tell one what is necessary and what…"
"Eight days ago I left Paris and here I am at Honfleur, the place to which I return, as always, with new pleasure. It is a little seaport where there are ten or twenty ships of all nations; not countin…"
"My specialty is really painting moonlight – but I will not forget the sunshine."
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Timeline
1819
Born
Birth1891
Died
Death
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