Lot Essay
The subject of beachscenes is a new approach by the artist to broaden his scope of subject-matter (cf. cat.De Haagse School, 1983 p. 282) is search for lighter and brighter compositions.
Weissenbruch began to paint beachscenes in 1887 when he allready reached the age of sixty-three. Various versions of the Scheveningen beachscenes are recorded of which the one in the Gemeentemuseum The Hague and one in a private collection, The Netherlands (cf. cat. De Schilders van Tachtig, 1991, p, 323) are the most renowned.
Weissenbruch began to paint beachscenes in 1887 when he allready reached the age of sixty-three. Various versions of the Scheveningen beachscenes are recorded of which the one in the Gemeentemuseum The Hague and one in a private collection, The Netherlands (cf. cat. De Schilders van Tachtig, 1991, p, 323) are the most renowned.