Stadhouderskade te Amsterdam by Marinus van Raalte
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Stadhouderskade te Amsterdam 1900 - 1940

Marinus van Raalte

Original oil on canvas
 29 ⨯ 39 cm
€ 5.000 - 10.000

Kunsthandel Pygmalion

  • About the artwork
    Marinus van Raalte (Rotterdam 1873-1944 Bergen-Belsen)
    Stadhouderskade te Amsterdam
    29 x 39 cm
    Olieverf op doek
    N.B. Locatie is vastgesteld als zijnde de Stadhouderskade in de richting va het Leidsebosje. Het is wrsch geschilderd vanaf de bovenverdieping van het Parkhotel. Rond 1900 was Van Raalte bijna dagelijks aanwezig in Café Parkzicht (Lit. Caroline de Jonge- 'Marinus van Raalte'-1998, Assen)
  • About the artist

    Marinus van Raalte (Rotterdam, 1873 – Bergen-Belsen, 1944) was a Dutch painter and draughtsman whose oeuvre forms a compelling combination of impressionistic refinement and Jewish cultural roots. He was born into a liberal Jewish family and developed into a gifted artist with a great sensitivity to light, atmosphere and everyday life.

    Van Raalte studied at the Rotterdam Academy of Fine Arts and at the Académie Julian in Paris, where he came into contact with French Impressionism. His work therefore shows influences of this genre: loose brushwork, nuanced colour effects and attention to the effects of light. Yet his themes remained rooted in Dutch life — he painted cityscapes, still lifes, portraits and interiors, often with a subdued melancholy.

    At the beginning of the twentieth century, Van Raalte settled in Amsterdam, where he was part of the cultural and Jewish intellectual life. His work was exhibited regularly, including at Arti et Amicitiae, and he received critical acclaim for his refined technique and human approach. As a Jewish artist, he remained true to his cultural identity, without limiting himself to explicitly religious themes.

    During the Second World War, Van Raalte was deported because of his origins. He died in 1944 in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. His death marked the tragic end of an artist who belonged to the forgotten voices of Dutch painting. His work is a silent testimony to a rich artistic life, imbued with sensitivity, craftsmanship and a silent force that lives on despite everything.

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Artwork details

Category
Paintings
Subject
AmsterdamCityscapeLandscape
Style
Impressionism
Material & Technique
Original oil on canvas