A Dutch artists' colony whose members focus on human figures and bring them atmospherically to the canvas.
The fishing village of Katwijk on the Dutch North Sea coast was discovered by the painter Jan van Goyen as early as the 17th century. Jozef Israëls, who had previously spent time in Barbizon - the cradle of the European artists' colonies in the forest of Fontainebleau - came there in 1856. He was followed by many others, including renowned German painters. Max Liebermann was one of them. The subjects from Katwijk are characterized by the hard daily work of the fishermen and life in the village. Popular subjects were the traditional Katwijk costume, the flat-bottomed boats and the fish being caught on the beach. Human figures, not the landscape, dominate an extremely atmospheric, often large-format painting that conveys a great deal of period color. The exhibition is being organized in collaboration with Museum Katwijk and Kunstkaten Ahrenshoop.
