Kaspar Karsen
Illustration — Kaspar Karsen Kaspar, or Kasparus Karsen (April 2, 1810 in Amsterdam – July 24, 1896 in Biebrich near Wiesbaden, Germany) was a 19th-century painter from the Northern Netherlands who specialised in townscapes.
Also recorded as Kasparus Karsen · Kaspar Karssen · Kasparus Karssen · Kasper Karsen
Kaspar Karsen
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- Born
- 1810 · Amsterdam.
- Died
- 1896 · Wiesbaden.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Occupation
- painter · photographer
- Known for
- Gezicht in een stad aan een rivier · Rhine Fantasy · Cityscape and Rijksmuseum
- Honours
- P.C. Hooft Award
- Languages
- Dutch
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The recorded working language is Dutch. Places of work recorded in the authority are Amsterdam, Haarlem and Germany. Works named in the authority record are Gezicht in een stad aan een rivier, Rhine Fantasy and Cityscape, Rijksmuseum. Work by Kaspar Karsen is recorded in the collections of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Stadsarchief Rotterdam, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum and Teylers Museum. Distinctions recorded are P.C.
He was a pupil of Hendrik Gerrit ten Cate, Dirck Vettewinkel, and George Pieter Westenberg, who later taught Cornelis Springer 1835-1837 and worked in Haarlem 1842–1844. He became a member of Arti et Amicitiae in 1836 and enjoyed making trips to Prague and Germany. Besides Springer, his pupils were Johannes Frederik Hulk, his son, Eduard Karsen, Henricus Jacobus Levelt, Coen Metzelaar, Henry Mosselman, and Alexander Oltmans.
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Kaspar Karsen, an artist and “Architekturmaler”, was born in 1810 and died in 1896. Both events are recorded by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
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Works
• Illustration — Village street with figures • The Amsterdam stock exchange before its demolition in 1837 (1836) • Een Winterdag-Windhaven (1870), Atelier Carmel Gallery • Ice Skaters on the Canal (1880), Atelier Carmel Gallery • View on the Hague, 17th Century (1852), 340x200cm, with Cornelis Springer
Identificatie Titel(s): Portret van de schilder Kasparus Karsen
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Identificatie Titel(s): Portret van de schilder Kasparus Karsen, met baret naar rechts
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Wiesbaden.
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