Pieter de Zwart - 2 landscapes.

Petrus Martinus Antonius de Zwart, better known as Pieter de Zwart, was an accomplished Dutch painter, etcher, watercolorist, and draftsman. He was born on February 29, 1880, in The Hague and died there on November 24, 1967. Although he stood in the shadow of his more famous older brother, the Hague School painter Willem de Zwart (1862–1931), Pieter left behind a versatile and appreciated oeuvre.
Pieter grew up in The Hague. Initially, he was trained as a carpenter. However, his passion lay with art. Between 1905 and 1910, he pursued an artistic education at the Royal Academy of Visual Arts in The Hague. After completing his academy years, he settled permanently in his hometown as an independent visual artist.

Pieter de Zwart continued painting until his death in 1967. His legacy and the dynamic between the two painter brothers were later extensively documented by literary scholar Margreet den Buurman in her double biography, *Willem en Pieter de Zwart, 1880-1930: Haagse schilderbroers op het breukvlak van een nieuwe tijd* (Willem and Pieter de Zwart, 1880-1930: The Hague Painter Brothers at the Breakthrough of a New Era). Works by his hand can currently be found in various collections and museums, including the Kunstmuseum Den Haag.