".. And among them all [artist of the Hague School ] Weissenbruch holds a prominent place; for who depicts as well as he the effect of the sun struggling through stormy clouds, or who appreciates better the value of light and shade? Who under stands the variation in the very atmosphere, the many varieties of sunrise and sunset, and above all things, the sweet, suffused twilight? Who so skillful as he in giving a fresh construction to a well-worn subject, in finding ever new inspirations? Who remains so young and so enthusiastic? Who, indeed, but Weissenbruch, whose pictures fill us with delight and create an impression on our minds that is not easily forgotten."
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Quote of {{w|nl:Frans Smissaert|F. A. E. L. Smissaert]], (artist-friend of Weissenbruch), in a Dutch art-magazine, c. 1900; as cited by E. C. Cady, in 'The Art of Johannes Hendrick Weissenbruch', in 'Brush and Pencil, Volume 12', April 1904, p. 54
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Jan Hendrik Weissenbruch
Jan Hendrik Weissenbruch, also known as Hendrik Johannes Weissenbruch, (The Hague, 19 June 1824 - The Hague 24 March 1903) was a Dutch landscape-painter of Dutch Impressionism and leading figure in the Hague School.
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