Willem Hendrik van der Nat (1864–1929) - Herder






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A beautiful work by Willem van der Nat: a shepherd with his sheep and a loyal dog at his side. Across the entire painting you can feel his love for animals and his sincere interest. The shepherd’s face is rendered with a few simple strokes, while the sheep are developed with much more detail. Yet Van der Nat manages to convey the facial expression aptly in both cases — simple, but full of feeling.
Dimensions: 73 cm x 115 cm
Dimensions with frame: 84 cm x 126 cm
The work is signed in the lower right
The work is in an exclusive frame
Willem Hendrik van der Nat (Leiden, 1864–1929) was a versatile artist: painter, draftsman, watercolorist, sculptor, etcher, illustrator and lithographer. He received his first drawing lessons at a young age and later pursued studies in The Hague and Leiden, where he befriended artist Floris Verster and art critic H.P. Bremmer.
Initially Van der Nat worked as an illustrator and lithographer, but around 1900 he devoted himself entirely to painting. His style evolved from the influence of the Hague School to a more expressive, colorful approach, partly inspired by Van Gogh and Millet. He gained fame for his paintings of sheep and goats, often created during his stays in Drenthe, but he also painted still lifes, landscapes and Spanish scenes.
Van der Nat was co-founder of the Leiden artists’ association De Kunst om De Kunst and is regarded as part of the core of the so-called Leiden Impressionists — a group of painters distinguished by their loose brushwork and vibrant use of color. They painted in and around the city of Leiden. The movement is related to the Hague School. There is a biography written by Willem L. Baars. (not included with purchase of the work). His work is represented in the collections of several museums, such as the Stedelijk Museum De Lakenhal in Leiden and the Kröller-Müller Museum in Otterloo.
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A beautiful work by Willem van der Nat: a shepherd with his sheep and a loyal dog at his side. Across the entire painting you can feel his love for animals and his sincere interest. The shepherd’s face is rendered with a few simple strokes, while the sheep are developed with much more detail. Yet Van der Nat manages to convey the facial expression aptly in both cases — simple, but full of feeling.
Dimensions: 73 cm x 115 cm
Dimensions with frame: 84 cm x 126 cm
The work is signed in the lower right
The work is in an exclusive frame
Willem Hendrik van der Nat (Leiden, 1864–1929) was a versatile artist: painter, draftsman, watercolorist, sculptor, etcher, illustrator and lithographer. He received his first drawing lessons at a young age and later pursued studies in The Hague and Leiden, where he befriended artist Floris Verster and art critic H.P. Bremmer.
Initially Van der Nat worked as an illustrator and lithographer, but around 1900 he devoted himself entirely to painting. His style evolved from the influence of the Hague School to a more expressive, colorful approach, partly inspired by Van Gogh and Millet. He gained fame for his paintings of sheep and goats, often created during his stays in Drenthe, but he also painted still lifes, landscapes and Spanish scenes.
Van der Nat was co-founder of the Leiden artists’ association De Kunst om De Kunst and is regarded as part of the core of the so-called Leiden Impressionists — a group of painters distinguished by their loose brushwork and vibrant use of color. They painted in and around the city of Leiden. The movement is related to the Hague School. There is a biography written by Willem L. Baars. (not included with purchase of the work). His work is represented in the collections of several museums, such as the Stedelijk Museum De Lakenhal in Leiden and the Kröller-Müller Museum in Otterloo.
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