David Adolph Constant Artz (1837 -1890 )

David Adolph Constant ARTZ (The Hague 1837 - The Hague 1890)

Adolph Artz was a painter of the Hague School and a pupil of Jozef Israëls. David Adolph Constant Artz studied at the Royal Academy of Visual Arts in Amsterdam from 1855 to 1864 and worked as a painter and draftsman. He belonged to the Hague School and primarily depicted the daily life of fishing families in Scheveningen and Katwijk. Women and children appear indoors, doing needlework at the table, or outdoors in the dunes. He painted using oil on canvas, among other materials, with an emphasis on figure drawing and subdued daylight. From 1866 to 1874, he worked in Paris; afterwards, he settled in The Hague again. He served twice as chairman of Pulchri Studio. The Rijksmuseum owns several paintings by him.