Willem Roelofs
(1822–1897) nederländsk målare och entomolog
Willem Roelofs (Netherlands, 1822–1897) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a draughtsman. By year of birth, Willem Roelofs belongs to the chapter ‘Realism’ in this site’s history of art.
Willem Roelofs was born in Amsterdam and died in Berchem. Wikidata associates Willem Roelofs with Hague School. Willem Roelofs became a member of Arti et Amicitiae and Hague School.
The best-known works include ‘Landscape in the Environs of The Hague’, ‘The Gein River, near Abcoude’, and ‘Lake near Loosdrecht’. The catalogue has 37 works by Willem Roelofs with free images. The dated works span the years 1842–1889. Works by Willem Roelofs are held by several collections, among them Rijksmuseum, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, and private collection Hendrik Willem Mesdag.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include David Jozef Bles, Louis Lamothe, Aron från Kangeq, Jan Weissenbruch, and Hugues Merle.