..it is a masterpiece [painting of Barend Cornelis Koekkoek: 'View on the Woods' 1839, with sizes 176 x 160 cm], a well-executed brave undertaking to… - Willem Roelofs

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..it is a masterpiece [painting of Barend Cornelis Koekkoek: 'View on the Woods' 1839, with sizes 176 x 160 cm], a well-executed brave undertaking to imagine something like that on a large scale with such an elaborateness. (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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Alternative Names: Willem (I) Roelofs Willem Roelofs (I) Roelofs W. Roelufs W. Roelofs Willem Roeloefs wilhelm roelofs willem roelofs M. Roelofs
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I also sold some drawings [he means his watercolors] - the Dutch pieces [he painted in The Netherlands] sell rather well [in Brussels, where he lived then]. People seem to prefer colored drawings here. (translation from original Dutch: Fons Heijnsbroek)

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