(Van Gogh’s painting of an almond tree in bloom.)
Van Gogh, Rembrandt, Vermeer, Escher. All notable Dutch artists whose talent was recognized in their lifetime (to varying degrees) and whose influence and fame continue to this day. How is it that a country as small as the Netherlands has managed to produce so many talented artists of such a wide range of productivity and styles?
That is a question I am not prepared to answer or even speculate upon intelligently. I do know that my two favorite painters happened to be Dutch (Van Gogh and Vermeer), and after seeing the works of several others while in Holland, notably Escher and numerous others from the Haarlem and Utrecht… Read more...