Bernard de Hoog - Mother with children

Beautiful interior piece by Bernard de Hoog. Auctioned five years ago for 1950 euros, with new frame.
Bernard de Hoog was best known for his farmhouse interiors in the style of the Hague Boereninterieur and Laren school. Until 1899, Bernard de Hoog lived and worked in Amsterdam, where he attended the applied arts school Quellinus visited and subsequently apprenticed with John Frederik Hulk and Jan van Essen. In 1899 he settled in Laren, where he would remain until 1902. He then lived and worked successively in Haarlem, Bussum and The Hague. The typical themes of the Laren School, more specifically peasant interiors, would continue to determine his oeuvre even after his departure from Laren. He often painted mothers with children. His style was strongly influenced by the Hague scholars Jozef Israëls and Albert Neuhuys, as well as by Hein Kever. His work also testifies, especially in the use of chiaroscuro, to a thorough study of the old masters, more specifically Pieter de Hooch and Rembrandt. In addition to interior pieces, Bernard de Hoog also painted portraits, genre scenes, landscapes and floral still lifes. He also made lighter watercolors. His work was very popular in America, Canada and England, where he exhibited regularly and sold widely. He died in 1943, at the age of 77.