Barent Avercamp

Barent Avercamp also called Berend or Bernard Avercamp, (* 1612/13 in Kampen, † before October 24, 1679 in Kampen ), was a Dutch painter, draftsman and wood dealer.

Eldest son of Peter Avercamp and Elisabeth van Ingen. He grew up in Zwolle (1615 - 1626), Barent lived from 1626 in Kampen and was a pupil of his uncle Hendrick Avercamp, whose style he continued consistently. 1640 he married his first wife, Mechtelt Hoberinck. In the same year he moved to Zutphen. From 1650 he lived again in Kampen. 1658 he married his second wife Aeltien Gerrits.

Besides painting Barent also acted with wood, was Miteigener a mill and had a pot foundry. Several times he has held honorary positions. 1656, 1662 and 1677 he is listed as Dean of Kampen Artists Guild. Both as a businessman as well as a painter he was in prosperity and reputation.

A long time he held fast to the style and color of his uncle and created multi-figured predominantly winter and Eisszenen, but not quite reached the works Hendricks. It was only after 1650 he reduced the areas shown, the persons concerned and moved to tonigeren colors.

Works

  • Amusements on the ice.
  • Winter landscape with a frozen river. 1650
  • Skaters on a frozen river. 1650
  • Amusements on the ice.
  • Ice pleasure.
  • Winter landscape with ice pleasure.
  • Icy landscape. 1663
  • Icy landscape. 1655
  • River landscape with fishermen. 1650 ( on loan from the Coll. Mr. and Mrs. Assheton Bennett )
  • Winter landscape
  • Winter scene at Kampen.
  • Ice pleasure before Zutphen. ( attributed to )
  • Ice pleasure in front of a city wall. ( on ​​3 July 1997 at Sotheby 's in London )

Exhibition

Literature (selection )

  • Gemäldegalerie Berlin - catalog of the paintings, 1975 Berlin
  • Clara J. Welcker: Hendrick Avercamp 1585-1634 Bijgenaamd " De Stomme Van Campen " Barent Avercamp en 1612-1679 Schilders Dead camping. 1979 Davaco, Netherlands
  • Rijksmuseum Amsterdam: Hendrick Avercamp Barent Avercamp &. Frozen Silence: Paintings from Private Collections Museum and, K & V Waterman, Amsterdam 1982, ISBN 90-70598-01-9.
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