Harbor Scene
by Mauritz Frederik Hendrik de Haas (1832–1895)Oil on panel
8¾ x 15 inches
Signed lower right: MFH de HAAS. NA ; on verso: MFH de Haas. NA
8¾ x 15 inches
Signed lower right: MFH de HAAS. NA ; on verso: MFH de Haas. NA
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Provenance
Private collection, Kents Store, Virginia
Private collection, Woodbury, New York, 2006
Artist Biography
Mauritz Frederik Hendrik de Haas (1832–1895)
A Dutch-born painter of American landscapes who achieved renown for his marine scenes of the New York area
I. Biography
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I. Biography
The moonlight-scenes in and near New York are, I think, finer than any other locality, except, perhaps, on the ocean. They are more luminous, more highly-coloured, and more atmospheric, than in Europe. The cloud-scenery in the suburbs of New York is the noblest and most beautiful