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Floris Verster
Floris Verster

Floris Verster

Dutch, 1861-1927
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Floris Hendrik Verster was a Dutch painter.

Verster came from an artistic family. His father, Abraham Florentius Verster van Wulverhorst, was an administrator of the National Museum of Natural History in Leiden and a renowned scholar and painter of birds. His younger brother Cees developed into an art critic and later a curator of the Stedelijk Museum De Lakenhal in Leiden. Hendrik took drawing lessons from Gerardus Johannes Bos and, in the winter of 1878–79, from George Hendrik Breitner when he briefly worked as a lecturer in Leiden. Between 1880 and 1884 Verster continued his training at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague where he counted among his fellow-students George Hendrik Breitner, Isaac Israëls and Willem de Zwart. After graduation, he briefly attended classes at Amedee Bourson in Brussels.

From 1882 until 1892 he shared a studio in Leiden with his future brother-in-law, the still-life painter Menso Kamerlingh Onnes (he married Jenny Kamerlingh Onnes in 1892). Until about 1885 he worked in the style of the Hague School. The next seven years he experimented in still life painting under the influence of his brother-in-law and of French painters Antoine Vollon and Théodule Ribot. As a colorist he excelled, his passionate color vision differing from the current Hague School style.

In Brussels he met Jan Toorop and other members of the avant-garde artists' group Les Vingt. Partly under their influence Verster began working with a rough brush strokes and intense colors. He gained success with his large and exuberant works of floral still lifes and landscapes. In 1891 he took part in the salon of Les XX in Brussels.

Between 1892 and 1900 his work underwent a metamorphosis as it became almost entirely devoted to drawings in crayons with serene subjects. From 1900 onwards he began to paint and established himself as a celebrated artist in the Netherlands. Major collections of his works are in the Kröller-Müller Museum and the Stedelijk Museum De Lakenhal in Leiden.

On 21 January 1927 he was found dead, in a pond. What happened has never been ascertained.

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A poodle and a fox. Leaf of a sketchbook

A poodle and a fox. Leaf of a sketchbook

Floris Verster (Dutch, 1861-1927)
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A sheepfold among trees

A sheepfold among trees

Floris Verster (Dutch, 1861-1927)
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An angler

An angler

Floris Verster (Dutch, 1861-1927)
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Back of a sheep near his rack

Back of a sheep near his rack

Floris Verster (Dutch, 1861-1927)
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Barrow in a landscape with farmhouse

Barrow in a landscape with farmhouse (1890)

Floris Verster (Dutch, 1861-1927)
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Boy playing an oboe

Boy playing an oboe (1879)

Floris Verster (Dutch, 1861-1927)
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Boy with oboe and stick

Boy with oboe and stick

Floris Verster (Dutch, 1861-1927)
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Chess players: the father (F.A.) and brother (C.) of Floris Verster

Chess players: the father (F.A.) and brother (C.) of Floris Verster

Floris Verster (Dutch, 1861-1927)
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Cottage in the woods

Cottage in the woods

Floris Verster (Dutch, 1861-1927)
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Cow’s paw

Cow’s paw (1877)

Floris Verster (Dutch, 1861-1927)
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Cow’s paws

Cow’s paws (1877)

Floris Verster (Dutch, 1861-1927)
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Creeping toddler

Creeping toddler (1869)

Floris Verster (Dutch, 1861-1927)
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Dead bluetit on his back

Dead bluetit on his back

Floris Verster (Dutch, 1861-1927)
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Dromedary

Dromedary

Floris Verster (Dutch, 1861-1927)
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Farmer, face and profile

Farmer, face and profile

Floris Verster (Dutch, 1861-1927)
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Farmhouse with pathway

Farmhouse with pathway

Floris Verster (Dutch, 1861-1927)
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Farmhouse

Farmhouse

Floris Verster (Dutch, 1861-1927)
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Fisherman with net

Fisherman with net (1880)

Floris Verster (Dutch, 1861-1927)
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Fishing boat boat on the seashore

Fishing boat boat on the seashore (1888)

Floris Verster (Dutch, 1861-1927)
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Head of a boy

Head of a boy

Floris Verster (Dutch, 1861-1927)
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Head of a chained dog

Head of a chained dog (1873)

Floris Verster (Dutch, 1861-1927)
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Head of a deer

Head of a deer (1873)

Floris Verster (Dutch, 1861-1927)
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Head of a dog

Head of a dog (1873)

Floris Verster (Dutch, 1861-1927)
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Head of a dog

Head of a dog (1874)

Floris Verster (Dutch, 1861-1927)
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Head of a donkey with rein and blinker

Head of a donkey with rein and blinker

Floris Verster (Dutch, 1861-1927)
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Head of a donkey

Head of a donkey (1868)

Floris Verster (Dutch, 1861-1927)
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Head of a horse (from below)

Head of a horse (from below) (1881)

Floris Verster (Dutch, 1861-1927)
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Head of a horse

Head of a horse (1880)

Floris Verster (Dutch, 1861-1927)
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Head of a horse

Head of a horse (1881)

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Head of a lion and lioness

Head of a lion and lioness (1873)

Floris Verster (Dutch, 1861-1927)
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