Charles Leickert
Charles Henri Joseph Leickert (22 September 1816, Brussels – 5 December 1907, Mainz) was a Belgian painter of Dutch landscapes. As a specialist in winter landscapes, he explored the nuances of the evening sky and the rosy-fingered dawn.
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Biography
Charles Leickert first learned painting in The Hague under the supervision of landscape painters Bartholomeus van Hove, Wijnand Nuijen, and Andreas Schelfhout,[1] among many others. Leickert specialised in winter scenes, sometimes romanticising the sky in pale blues and bright pinks, but he is equally well-known for numerous cityscapes. He painted almost all of his works in the Netherlands, in The Hague from 1841–1846 and in Amsterdam from 1849–1883. In 1856, he became a member of the Royal Academy of Amsterdam. At the age of 71 he moved to Mainz, Germany, where he died in 1907.
- Ice View With Skaters
- Snowy street in Haarlem of Charles Leickert
References
- Art Fact. "Charles Leickert Biography". Art Fact.com. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
Further reading
- P. & V. Berko, "Dictionary of Belgian painters born between 1750 & 1875", Knokke 1981, pp. 414–415.
- Harry J. Kraaij (2005). Charles Leickert, 1816-1907: Painter Of The Dutch Landscape. Scriptum Signature. ISBN 90-5594-012-7.
External links
Media related to Charles Leickert at Wikimedia Commons- Charles Leickert at Artcyclopedia
- Winter at the IJ Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum
- Charles Leickert paintings
- Boymans van Beuningen collection work by Leickert