Nieuwe gezigten van Amsterdam en omstreken, naar de natuur geteekend door C. Springer en andere kunstschilders

About this artwork

blad: hoogte 280 mm x breedte 360 mm

Art Historical Context

This lithograph, titled *Nieuwe gezigten van Amsterdam en omstreken, naar de natuur geteekend door C. Springer en andere kunstschilders*, dates to around 1850 and measures 280 by 360 millimeters. Created by Théodore Fourmois, it forms part of a series of city and landscape views drawn directly from nature. The title highlights contributions from Cornelis Springer and fellow artists, capturing fresh perspectives of Amsterdam and its surroundings during a period of urban change. Lithography, the chosen medium, was especially valued in the mid-nineteenth century for its ability to reproduce fine...

About the Artist

Théodore Fourmois · 1814–1871

Théodore Fourmois (1814–1871) was a pioneering Belgian landscape painter and printmaker who played a crucial role in liberating Belgian art from academic conventions and establishing a distinctly Belgian tradition of plein air landscape painting. Born in Presles in 1814 and dying in Ixelles in 1871, Fourmois bridged the Romantic and Realist movements in Belgian art, combining emotional responsiven...