Selling Fish by Adriaan la Riviere
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Selling Fish 1875 - 1950

Adriaan la Riviere

PaperWatercolour
 30 ⨯ 40 cm
ConditionExcellent
€ 3.900

Galerie Gabriëls

  • About the artwork
    Signed lower left.
  • About the artist

    Adriaan la Riviere (1857, Rotterdam – 1941, Rotterdam), also spelled Adriaan la Rivière, Adriaan de la Rivière, full name Adrianus Philippus de la Rivière, was a Dutch painter, aquarellist, and draughtsman. He trained at the Academie voor Beeldende Kunsten (Academy of Fine Arts) Rotterdam.

    He also has been a teacher at this Academy for some time. He painted figures, interiors, landscapes, cityscapes, still lifes and portraits. He was active from 1872 to 1941. He lived in Rotterdam, Amsterdam (1887), The Hague (1893 and later), Leur (1898-1899), München (1899-1900). In 1897, he received a Royal Scholarship from King Willem III, which enabled him to study in München and Italy. After his return, he produced numerous important paintings that were highly appreciated. In 1894, De la Rivière became a committee member of the Kunstkring Rotterdam. He exhibited several times, for example in the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam in 1899. He was a teacher of Reyer van der Borden and Lizzy Goddard.

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Artwork details

Category
Works on Paper
Subject
MarketFishermenHumanPeopleFishing
Material & Technique
PaperWatercolour
Colour
Blue