Herman C.A. Paradies (1883-1966) - Rotterdam, het Plan C rond 1930

Herman (H.C.A.) Paradies; September 14, 1883, Rotterdam – January 22, 1966, Schiedam
The painter Herman C.A. Paradies was born in Rotterdam. He pursued, despite his father’s opposition, several years of study at the Rotterdam Academy and earned his living as a painter and decorator at Wilton-Feyenoord in Schiedam, but painted urban scenes in his spare time, often commissioned by the Municipal Archive. Very likely, that also applies to this work.

He was primarily an impressionist painter of cityscapes and took part in several exhibitions. In 1945, 1949, 1975 and 1990 exhibitions were devoted to him. In 1992, a portfolio with 24 reproductions of his drawings, watercolors, and paintings was published, on the occasion of the exhibition “Herman C.A. Paradies” at the Stedelijk Museum Schiedam.

The work is in excellent condition. It has recently been professionally cleaned. The frame is likewise in excellent condition.