Artist
August Allebé
1838–1927
August Allebé was a Biedermeier painter. 11 works are cataloged here, principally at Rijksmuseum, most of them oil paintings. August Allebé was born in Amsterdam.
Overview
August Allebé was an artist and teacher from the Northern Netherlands. His early paintings were in a romantic style, but in his later work he was an exponent of realism and impressionism. He was a major initiator and promoter of Amsterdam Impressionism, the artist's association St. Lucas, and the movement of the Amsterdamse Joffers. Amsterdam Impressionism – sometimes referred to by art historians as the School of Allebé – was the counterflow to the very strong Hague School in the movement of Dutch Impressionism. As a professor at the Royal Academy of Amsterdam (Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten) he fostered a cosmopolitan attitude toward art and the promotion and motivation of his students, and provided a significant stimulus to developments in modern art.
Biography
He was born in Amsterdam. According to the RKD he followed evening classes at Felix Meritis and studied at the Antwerp Academy, the Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten, and the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He was a pupil of Petrus Franciscus Greive, Adolphe Mouilleron, Charles Rochussen and Louis Royer. He became a member of Arti et Amicitiae in Amsterdam from 1863 and a member of Société Royale Belge des Aquarellistes from 1868. In 1870 he became a professor at the Royal Academy of Amsterdam (Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten) and was a director there from 1880. The RKD lists 179 pupils and it is known that he stayed in correspondence with ex-pupils and several artists came back to the academy to be able to follow classes with him. He was a strong influence on the Amsterdamse Joffers, and had close ties with Amsterdam Impressionism. He died in Amsterdam in 1927 and is buried at Zorgvlied cemetery. A square is named after him in the neighborhood of streets named after 19th- and 20th-century Dutch painters in Overtoomse Veld-Noord, Amsterdam.
Kunstenaarsvereniging Sint Lucas
In 1880, the Kunstenaarsvereniging Sint Lucas, an artist's association in Amsterdam, was founded with his support. They became part of the Amsterdam art scene, and community center of artists and lovers of painting. Here contacts were made, passed on knowledge and thus the antithesis of successful structured Hague School, which was part of the international movement of impressionism. In addition, links to Amsterdam Soziëteit Arti et Amicitiae were present, which were essential for both institutions.
Successful students of Allebé
Lizzy Ansingh – she won the Barend Polviet and the Willink van Collenprijs in 1906. Pieter Florentius Nicolaas Jacobus Arntzenius – he got a commendation from the Willink van Collenprijs in 1890. Eduard Frankfort – he got the Gold medal from the Sociëteit Arti et Amicitae. Hendrik Maarten Krabbé – he got a commendation by the Willink van Collenprijs in 1889. Wally Moes - she won the 1. place of the Willink van Collenprijs in 1884. Henri Goovaerts – he won the Prix de Rome in 1890. Gerard Muller - he won the 1. place of the Willink van Collenprijs in 1887. Hobbe Smith - he won the 2. place of the Willink van Collenprijs in 1888. Willem Bastiaan Tholen - he won the 2. place of the Willink van Collenprijs in 1883 and in 1903 he got from the Queen Königin the Gold Medal of honor. Jan Hillebrand Wijsmuller – won the 1. Platz of the Willink van Collenprijs in 1883. Ernst Witkamp – he won the 1. place of the Willink van Collenprijs in 1882. Willem Witsen - he won the 2. place of the Willink van Collenprijs in 1885.
In possession of the Museum a.s.f.
Historisch Museum, Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Universiteit van Amsterdam, Dordrechtsmuseum, Dordrecht, Rijksmuseum "Zuiderzeemuseum", Enkhuizen, Teyler Museum, Haarlem, Gemeentemuseum, The Hague, Museum Mesdag, The Hague, Rijksmuseum Köller-Müller, Otterlo, Stania State, Oenkerk, Leiden Universiteit, Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam and Fogelsaugh State, Veonkloster.
Works by August Allebé
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