Bernard De HOOG
1867–1943, Netherlands

Bernard De Hoog was a genre and portrait painter. De Hoog was especially noted for his scenes with children and country life with peasants. Born in Amsterdam in 1866, De Hoog occupies a distinguished place among the masters of Holland modernism. As well as having lived and worked in Amsterdam, Laren, Haarlem, Bussum, and The Hague, De Hoog studied under J.F. Hulk and J.C. van Essen at the Quellinus school in Amsterdam. His paintings, often interiors with figures, were readily exported to the US, Canada, and England. De Hoog died in The Hague in 1943

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