David Adolph Constanz Artz

David Adolph Constanz Artz studied at Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten. The field of work recorded is painting. Jozef Israëls is recorded as an influence. Works named in the authority record are At Grandmother's, In the Orphanage at Katwijk-Binnen and Boy and Girl in the Dunes. Work by David Adolph Constanz Artz is recorded in the collections of Fries Museum, Rijksmuseum, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Kunstmuseum Den Haag and Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen. Distinctions recorded are Order of the Oak Crown.

• Name — David Adolph Constant Artz • Born — 18 December 1837 • Birthplace — The Hague, Netherlands • Died — 8 November 1890 • Place of death — The Hague, Netherlands • Field — Painting, draftsman • Training — Johannes Egenberger, Louis Royer • Movement — Hague School

From 1855 to 1864 Artz trained with J.H. Egenberger and Louis Royer at the Amsterdam Academie. There he met Jozef Israëls, whose fishing subjects were to be a lasting source of inspiration for Artz. He worked with Israëls in Zandvoort in 1859. Unlike Israëls, however, Artz depicted only the more cheerful sides of the fisherman's life. From 1855 to 1864 he was a member of the Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten in Amsterdam. Technically, he distinguished himself from Israëls in his use of sharp outlines and bright colour. Between 1866 and 1874 Artz stayed in Paris where he set up his own studio at the suggestion of Courbet. Constant Artz, the son Adolph Artz, was born in Paris, France in 1870. Constant Artz followed in his father's footsteps and became a skilled painter. In Paris he maintained close contacts with his colleagues Jacob Maris and Frederik Hendrik Kaemmerer as well as the art dealer Goupil & Cie. During this period Artz produced mainly fashionable genre scenes and a number of Japanese subjects. His control over line and colour became more powerful. In 1874 he returned to The Hague where he was a member of the Hollandsche Teekenmaatschappij and in 1879 he was awarded the Order of the Oak Crown by William III of the Netherlands.

David Adolph Constanz Artz was recorded at birth as David Adolphe Constant Artz. The authorities additionally record the headings David Adolph Constant Artz, Adolphe Artz, David Adolf Constant Artz, A. Artz and David Artz. He married Hélène Schemel. One child is recorded: Constant Artz.

David Adolph Constanz Artz is recorded with the occupation draftsperson. Recorded as painter, draftsperson, printmaker and collector. Associated with Hague School.