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Hello dear friends! The "Dutch Golden Age" has always interested me, and Dutch painting of the seventeenth century in particular. I find Peter Sterkenburg's work artistically very appealing and specially interesting because he apparently not only imagined the shore and aquatic environment of the seventeenth century very vividly, but also what it was like to be a maritime painter in those days, effectively becoming one himself. His ship depictions are beautiful for both choice of subject and composition of the canvas. Sterkenburg's paintings represent an authentic atmosphere and yet show a personal hand. A true Dutch Master was Peter Sterkenburg.
Admin reply: Dear R. Maurice Heijligers, Thank you very much for your warm response.
Hello dear friends! The "Dutch Golden Age" has always interested me, and Dutch painting of the seventeenth century in particular. I find Peter Sterkenburg's work artistically very appealing and specially interesting because he apparently not only imagined the shore and aquatic environment of the seventeenth century very vividly, but also what it was like to be a maritime painter in those days, effectively becoming one himself. His ship depictions are beautiful for both choice of subject and composition of the canvas. Sterkenburg's paintings represent an authentic atmosphere and yet show a personal hand. A true Dutch Master was Peter Sterkenburg.
Admin reply: Dear R. Maurice Heijligers, Thank you very much for your warm response.
Added: September 24, 2023
Name: Jan Dijkstra
From: Friesland
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Ik herinner mij Peter uit mijn middelbare schooltijd op de RSG Harlingen.
In het tekenlokaal van meneer Bakker hingen vaak prachtige schilderijen in wording van Peter.