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Johann Barthold Jongkind was a Dutch landscape painter who spent most of his life in France. As artistically talented as the son of a Dutch customs officer was, his private life was tragic. His father wanted his son to take up a similar profession as a civil servant, but this was not for him. After his father died when Jongkind was 16 years old, he finally convinced his mother to let him study art. His first training began in The Hague with the landscape painter Andreas Schelfhout. Thanks to a scholarship financed by King William, Jongkind was finally able to travel to Paris in 1846 to continue his studies. There he became a student of Eugène Isabey and Francois Edouard Picot. After only 2 years in Paris, his first work was accepted for the Paris Salon.
Jongkind's style was only moderately appreciated by the representatives of the Paris Salon. He could not sell enough works to finance his lifestyle. This was not least because he was not averse to alcohol. For this reason, he had accumulated high debts after only a few years and was forced to leave Paris in 1855. Back in Rotterdam he missed the Parisian lifestyle, the art scene and social opportunities. Jongkind was a very sociable person who quickly made friends and made friends. His artist friends in Paris had therefore not forgotten him. Within 5 years a group of artists around Camille Corot collected money from the proceeds of their paintings to pay off Jongkind's debts in Paris. Thus Jongkind was finally able to make a new start in France and rented a studio in Paris again in 1861. It was during this time that he met Claude Monet, Alfred Sisley and Eugene Boudin. Jongkind is said to have been a mentor to the young artists. He is regarded as one of the pioneers of Impressionism. Monet said about Jongkind that he had trained his eye for art.
Jongkind preferred to paint landscapes close to water, such as scenes along the Seine, the coasts of Normandy or the canals of his homeland. His special brushwork made the water surface shimmer with a silvery shimmer, as in "The Seine and Notre Dame in Paris". However, Jongkind's talent was always endangered by his alcoholism and poor mental condition. His salvation was the drawing teacher Joséphine Fesser, whom he met in Paris. She noticed how badly Jongkind was feeling and stood by his side ever since. Fesser made sure that his life ran in an orderly fashion and accompanied him on all his journeys. It is thanks to her that Jongkind was able to continue working and sell some of his works until his death.
Johann Barthold Jongkind was a Dutch landscape painter who spent most of his life in France. As artistically talented as the son of a Dutch customs officer was, his private life was tragic. His father wanted his son to take up a similar profession as a civil servant, but this was not for him. After his father died when Jongkind was 16 years old, he finally convinced his mother to let him study art. His first training began in The Hague with the landscape painter Andreas Schelfhout. Thanks to a scholarship financed by King William, Jongkind was finally able to travel to Paris in 1846 to continue his studies. There he became a student of Eugène Isabey and Francois Edouard Picot. After only 2 years in Paris, his first work was accepted for the Paris Salon.
Jongkind's style was only moderately appreciated by the representatives of the Paris Salon. He could not sell enough works to finance his lifestyle. This was not least because he was not averse to alcohol. For this reason, he had accumulated high debts after only a few years and was forced to leave Paris in 1855. Back in Rotterdam he missed the Parisian lifestyle, the art scene and social opportunities. Jongkind was a very sociable person who quickly made friends and made friends. His artist friends in Paris had therefore not forgotten him. Within 5 years a group of artists around Camille Corot collected money from the proceeds of their paintings to pay off Jongkind's debts in Paris. Thus Jongkind was finally able to make a new start in France and rented a studio in Paris again in 1861. It was during this time that he met Claude Monet, Alfred Sisley and Eugene Boudin. Jongkind is said to have been a mentor to the young artists. He is regarded as one of the pioneers of Impressionism. Monet said about Jongkind that he had trained his eye for art.
Jongkind preferred to paint landscapes close to water, such as scenes along the Seine, the coasts of Normandy or the canals of his homeland. His special brushwork made the water surface shimmer with a silvery shimmer, as in "The Seine and Notre Dame in Paris". However, Jongkind's talent was always endangered by his alcoholism and poor mental condition. His salvation was the drawing teacher Joséphine Fesser, whom he met in Paris. She noticed how badly Jongkind was feeling and stood by his side ever since. Fesser made sure that his life ran in an orderly fashion and accompanied him on all his journeys. It is thanks to her that Jongkind was able to continue working and sell some of his works until his death.