Charles Leickert

Figures in the Dunes, 1870er-Jahre

The day is coming to a tranquil end beneath a sky shimmering in pastel colours: women and men have gathered on the dune-lined beach at the end of their working day to chat or enjoy the view of the calm sea off in the distance. A talented boy who grew up in an orphanage after the death of his parents, Charles Leickert enrolled at the drawing academy in The Hague at the tender age of eleven. Strongly influenced by his teacher, Andreas Schelfhout, he became very familiar with the genre of coastal a...

Signatur: Ch Leickert, unten rechts, handschriftlich

(...); Kunsthandel, Niederlande (bis 2002); MKdW (2002).
[Weiterführende Literatur] Harry J. Kraaij: Charles Leickert 1816–1907. Painter of the Dutch Landscape, Schiedam 1996.

Charles Leickert (1816 - 1907)

Figures in the Dunes

1870er-Jahre

Oil on wood

18 x 30 cm

Human

Inv.-Nr. 1 LEI 01

Museum Kunst der Westküste

Access 2002

Not on display