HENDRIK HEYLIGERS

(Dutch, 1877-1967)

IN THE PARLOR

Oil on Canvas

23 ½ x 27 ½ Inches
Signed Lower Right 'H. Heyligers'

Born of Dutch parents in Batavia - now part of Indonesia – Hendrik Heyligers studied in Paris, Munich and The Hague. At the Academie des Beaux-Arts in Paris, he was a student in the studio of Fernand Cormon who taught the rigorous methods and techniques of the Old Masters. Under his tutelage, Heyligers became influenced by the intimate informality of the seventeenth century Dutch School of which he subsequently became a champion and latter-day exponent. Heyligers specialized in humble interiors populated by families attending to the tasks of daily life in their kitchens, the heart of the Dutch home. He invests these simple scenes with a dramatic and spiritual simplicity. For the last thirty years of his life, Heyligers taught painting at the School of Fine Arts in The Hague. This charming view of a young family contentedly engaged in their domestic routine exemplifies the work of this notable Dutch Traditionalist.

Reference:

Ref: Nederlandse Beeldende Kunstenaars 1750-1950, Vol I, Scheen; Thieme-Becker, Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Kunstler, Vollmer Supplement, Vol. II, p. 440; Davenport’s Art Reference  Guide, Davenport, p. 1151; et al.