Johannes Graadt van Roggen - Het huisje bij Leende - Sold

Johannes Graadt van Roggen (1867-1959). House in Leende. Signed and on the reverse with title: Het huis bij Leende. Signed with monogram and dated 1912. The painting is in very good condition. The frame has signs of age.

Johannes Mattheus Graadt van Roggen was a Dutch draftsman, painter and graphic artist. He is considered a forerunner of the Bergen School. He was first known as an etcher. He has made reproduction etchings after the Hague School. Since he lived in Bergen, he has started to paint and watercolor more and more. Because of his deafness, Graadt van Roggen was a visually oriented painter par excellence, who painted what he saw. He was a real plein air painter; he liked to paint outdoors. He always worked figuratively. Graadt van Roggen usually sought his subjects near his hometown of Bergen. He has created many dune landscapes. Other subjects are: harbours, portraits and cityscapes. Van Roggen has often been abroad.