He was born to a poor family and was apprenticed to a house painter at an early age. At the age of nineteen, he went to Antwerp, seeking an apprenticeship with a decorative painter to improve his chances of earning a good living. While there, he also took drawing classes in the evening at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Eventually, he found a position with the Belgian landscape painter, Theodoor Verstraete.[1]
In 1895 he returned to the Netherlands and settled in Blaricum. He was not as successful there, however, and his request for membership at the Pulchri Studio was denied.[1] Despite being married, his life took on a Bohemian quality. He began doing interiors with figures, which became popular in the United States.
Shortly after 1900, he spent time in Italy to recover from surgery. After that, his work became more Impressionistic and often included flowers. In 1905, he moved to Katwijk aan Zee and began painting beach scenes.[1] A few years later, he moved to Laren and lived there until his sudden death during a taxi ride home from Baarn.
Personal lifeedit
Pieters married Marie Eugenie van den Bossche (1855–1940), daughter of Jules van den Bossche and Badima on 15 October 1895 in Haarlem.
W.P.H. de Vries: De schilder Evert Pieters en zijn werk, Frans Buffa & Zonen, 1926.
André Groeneveld, Evert Pieters, 1856-1932: zee en zand en zonnige momenten, Katwijks Museum, 2006 ISBN90-80576-17-4
External linksedit
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ArtNet: More works by Pieters.
January 01, 1970
evert, pieters, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, october, 20. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Evert Pieters news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2016 Learn how and when to remove this message Evert Pieters 11 December 1856 Amsterdam 17 February 1932 Laren was a Dutch painter known primarily for landscapes and interiors Evert Pieters portrait by Baruch Lopes Leao de Laguna date unknown Contents 1 Biography 2 Personal life 3 Selected paintings 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksBiography editHe was born to a poor family and was apprenticed to a house painter at an early age At the age of nineteen he went to Antwerp seeking an apprenticeship with a decorative painter to improve his chances of earning a good living While there he also took drawing classes in the evening at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Eventually he found a position with the Belgian landscape painter Theodoor Verstraete 1 He had his first successful showing at the Exposition Universelle d Anvers 1885 He remained in Belgium as a freelance painter and won a medal at the Seconde Exposition Internationale d Anvers in 1894 for his painting of a wheatfield in Flanders He married shortly thereafter dividing his time between Paris and Barbizon concentrating on landscapes and still lifes after the style of the old Dutch Masters That same painting received a gold medal at the Salon two years later 1 In 1895 he returned to the Netherlands and settled in Blaricum He was not as successful there however and his request for membership at the Pulchri Studio was denied 1 Despite being married his life took on a Bohemian quality He began doing interiors with figures which became popular in the United States Shortly after 1900 he spent time in Italy to recover from surgery After that his work became more Impressionistic and often included flowers In 1905 he moved to Katwijk aan Zee and began painting beach scenes 1 A few years later he moved to Laren and lived there until his sudden death during a taxi ride home from Baarn Personal life editPieters married Marie Eugenie van den Bossche 1855 1940 daughter of Jules van den Bossche and Badima on 15 October 1895 in Haarlem Selected paintings edit nbsp Shell Fisherman nbsp Summer Day at the Painter s Home nbsp Working in the Vegetable Garden nbsp Interior with Elegant WomanReferences edit a b c d Brief biography the De Valk Lexicon Further reading editW P H de Vries De schilder Evert Pieters en zijn werk Frans Buffa amp Zonen 1926 Andre Groeneveld Evert Pieters 1856 1932 zee en zand en zonnige momenten Katwijks Museum 2006 ISBN 90 80576 17 4External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Evert Pieters ArtNet More works by Pieters Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Evert Pieters amp oldid 1088282414, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
