| European Watercolors Gallery |
| A Pair of Henstenburgh Watercolors | |||
| Herman Henstenburgh, (1667-1726) was a pupil of Johannes Bronckhorst, a fellow native of Hoorn, who also instructed him in his secondary craft of baking. According to contemporary accounts, Henstenburgh started out by depicting birds and landscapes, in the manner of his teacher and then broadened his repertoire to include flower and fruit pieces, and occasional woodland still-lifes. Compositionally, these works are clearly influenced by the generally rather smaller watercolors in a similar vein by Bronckhorst, but the execution and colors are here far more dynamic than anything Henstenburgh’s teacher ever produced. The contemporary chronicler Johan van Gool attempted to explain the extraordinary richness of Henstenburgh’s colors by asserting that the artist had invented a new type of watercolor. A variation of the peacock composition is in the collection of the Stichting Teding van Berkhout. These works are rich and lively compositions by one of the finest Dutch nature painters. | |||
| Medium: Gouache and watercolor on vellum Dimensions: 11 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches Date: 1694 | |||
| SELECTIONS FROM THIS WORK | |||
 Herman Henstenburgh - A Peacock, A Parrot and other Exotic Birdes in a Park Landscape details |  Herman Henstenburgh - A Swan, A Flamingo and other Waterfowl in a Park Landscape details |  Herman Henstenburgh - Scenes with Exotic Birds in Grand Parks (1 of 2) details |  Herman Henstenburgh - Scenes with Exotic Birds in Grand Parks (2 of 2) details |
