VERHOESEN Albertus
THE BULL
Oil on panel: 14.5 x 16.5 cm / 5.7 x 6.5 ins
Signed and dated '1846' lower middle
Painter of landscapes with cattle, poultry and stables; aquafortist and lithographer.
Albertus Verhoesen was a pupil of Bruno van Straaten, Jan van Ravenzwaay and Pieter Gerardus van Os; he lived with Barend Cornelis Koekkoek for a while. He taught Dirk van Lokhorst and his son Johannes Marinus Verhoesen.
He worked in Utrecht, Hilversum (1824-1826) and again in Utrecht. From 1834 till 1853, he lived in Amersfoort where he was appointed city draughtsman; in 1853, he returned to Utrecht.
Period:
Utrecht 1806 - 1881
Dutch School
Exhibitions:
Amsterdam - Enschede - Rotterdam - Utrecht
Literature:
P. & V. Berko, "Dictionary of Animal Painters; Belgian and Dutch Artists born between 1750 and 1880", Knokke 1998, p. 489-490.
