Frederik Hendrik KAEMMERER (The Hague 1839 – Paris 1902) Dutch painter.
The young violinist.
Oil on canvas mounted on cardboard.
Dimensions: 32,5 x 23 cm.
In our painting, a young girl is going to or returning from her violin lesson. Chaperoned by her mother or a lady-in-waiting, furtive glances are exchanged between the violinist and a young man they meet on their way.
The drawing is lively and precise, the touch light and spirited. The characters' attitudes are captured in the moment.
FH Kaemmerer began studying at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in The Hague, notably with Samuel-Leonardus Verveer, then he studied art in Paris where he was a pupil of Jean-Léon Gêrome from 1863.
Noticed very early in Holland, Kaemmerer went to Paris in 1865 at the invitation of the influential Goupil & Cie gallery; he would be the only Dutch artist of his generation to settle there permanently.
The artist exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1870. He received a medal in 1874 and a silver medal at the Universal Exhibition of 1889. He was made a Knight of the Legion of Honor the same year.
He painted a wedding room for the town hall of the 20th arrondissement of Paris.
He achieved great success for his small paintings representing subjects from the Directory or the First Empire; success also internationally where American amateurs fought over his works.
Renowned for his social scenes, he nevertheless remained close to his friends from the Hague school and contributed to exchanges between France and Holland.
Museums: Mulhouse, The Hague, Washington, Folkestone, Ianet Jane Bothwell Collection
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