Bernard De Hoog (Dutch, 1867-1943)

Although Bernard de Hoog showed his artistic talent at a young age, his request to study art was denied. He began his life as a merchant and taught himself to draw, refining his technique through industrious studies of nature and copying from Old Masters such as Pieter de Hooch and Frans Hals.   He started earning money through commissions from dealers and made just enough to afford paying his models.  In 1886, during his first showing in Amsterdam, he garnered public admiration for the naturalism and believability of a painting entitled A Sermon in the Dungeon.  He later matured into a dedicated painter of country life and peasant houses.

A master of composition and color, De Hoog is able to suggest various moods and create a multitude of effects through his delicate tones and intimate open images, often showing rustic scenes of mothers performing housework surrounded by their children. 

Museum Collections Include:

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia; ; Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam; Layton Art Gallery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Paine Art Center, Oshkosh, Wisconsin; Albany Institute of Art, Albany, NY

Biography from Anderson Galleries, Inc.