SOLD Nocturne with Lighthouse
by Mauritz Frederik Hendrik de Haas (1832–1895)30⅛ x 24 inches
Signed and inscribed lower left: MFH de Haas. N.A.
SOLD
Provenance
Private collection, San Mateo, California
Sale, Bonhams California, Los Angeles, California, November 20–December 3, 2021, lot 34
Private collection, New York, New York
Note: Mauritz Frederik Hendrik de Haas, who once worked as a mariner, found great success in his spectacular maritime scenes. This work highlights the artist’s mastery of light, as the striking amber glow reflects onto the dark waves.
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
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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
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