[one watercolor] is in spite of all its difficulties, and perhaps because she has given so much trouble, less fresh and has become a little heavy - I… - Willem Roelofs
" "[one watercolor] is in spite of all its difficulties, and perhaps because she has given so much trouble, less fresh and has become a little heavy - I myself have considered for a long time whether she was good enough to send it [for a exhibition in Utrecht] (translation from original Dutch: Fons Heijnsbroek)
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About Willem Roelofs
Willem Roelofs (Amsterdam, 10 March 1822 – Berchem, 12 May 1897) was a Dutch painter, water-colourist, etcher, lithographer and draughtsman. He was one of the forerunners of the Dutch The Hague school, after a short period painting in the Dutch Romantic movement, c. 1840-50's.
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Willem (I) Roelofs
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Willem Roelofs (I)
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Roelofs
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W. Roelufs
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W. Roelofs
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Willem Roeloefs
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wilhelm roelofs
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willem roelofs
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M. Roelofs
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[een landschapschilder kan niet volstaan met] stom-natuurlijk te zijn.. ..al die kunst zou ijdel zijn, als het gevoel weg bleef.
[intention to make a voyage of discovery through The Netherlands] ... with the aim to apply it as a painter, as well as in my quality of entomologist [specialism, snout beetle] .. .. what parts, provinces or regions of our country [ are] 'least' visited from an entomological point of view ..? (translation from original Dutch: Fons Heijnsbroek)
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