Constant Cornelis Huijsmans

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in Paris. Initially, he specialized in romantic landscapes, but later he turned to interior scenes. Several of his sketchbooks have survived and some of his early paintings are known. In 1835 he returned home because of his father's going blind. As the eldest of eight children he took upon himself

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of 1851 (see lot number 244, p. 51), which listed all the paintings to be sold after the death of King William II (1792-1849). However, in 1851 Huijsmans decided to give up painting completely and to concentrate on teaching. In 1852 he developed a second teaching method

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In a letter dated 26 December 1874 Huijsmans wrote to his nephew Joris-Karl Huijsmans: “A propos, ton nom en hollandais est Joris-Karel Huijsmans. Tu a écrit de l'allemand”, Jef van Kempen, “Joris-Karl Huijsmans in Tilburg”,

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was the school's and Huijsmans’ most famous student between 15 September 1866 and 19 March 1868. Van Gogh (1853–1890) had initially been taught at home by his mother and a governess, and later attended the village school in

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employed his approach as well. Huijsmans was the first in The Netherlands to dedicate himself to the professionalization of the subject of art teaching. His first art teaching method was called

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A description of his library in his beautiful house in a street called “de Ven” (today Piusplein 6 and 6a, Tilburg), is to be found in "Een schets van C.C. Huijsmans", Ad C.J.M. Willemen,

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Auction Catalogue, listing the Old and Modern Paintings, owned by the late King of the Netherlands William II (1792-1849) ... which were to be sold on 9 September 1851, at

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For the titles of Huijsmans’ articles in The Gids, see Digitale Bibliotheek voor de Nederlandse Letteren, C.C. Huysmans (here once again written with “y” instead of “ij”).

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Huijsmans developed two art teaching methods and he used these methods himself in his art classes. Some institutions such as the Royal Academy of Fine Arts (

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the task to support his family financially and to succeed his father who had been an art teacher at the Art Academy as well as at the

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The relationship between Constant Huijsmans and his nephew Joris-Karl Huijsmans has been described by Wilma van Giersbergen in

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Huijsmans’ art classes were attended by Vincent van Gogh during 1866-1868, see chapter “De tekenklas en Vincent van Gogh”,

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Grondbeginselen der Teekenkunst, eene theoretische en praktische Handleiding om het teekenen grondig te leeren

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De kunst is geheel en al bijzaak, de moeizame carrière van C.C. Huijsmans (1810-1886), tekenmeester in Brabant

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De kunst is geheel en al bijzaak, de moeizame carrière van C.C. Huijsmans (1810-1886), tekenmeester in Brabant

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Grondbeginselen der Teekenkunst, eene theoretische en practische Handleiding om het teekenen grondig te leeren

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De kunst is geheel en al bijzaak, de moeizame carrière van C.C. Huijsmans (1810-1886), tekenmeester in Brabant

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De kunst is geheel en al bijzaak, de moeizame carrière van C.C. Huijsmans (1810-1886), tekenmeester in Brabant

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De kunst is geheel en al bijzaak, de moeizame carrière van C.C. Huijsmans (1810-1886), tekenmeester in Brabant

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De kunst is geheel en al bijzaak, de moeizame carrière van C.C. Huijsmans (1810-1886), tekenmeester in Brabant

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Grondbeginselen der Teekenkunst, eene theoretische en practische Handleiding om het teekenen grondig te leeren

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Landscape with a leafless tree and a shepherd, signed by C.C. Huijsmans with C.C.H., Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

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together with his sister Oda. Huijsmans died in The Hague on 28 November 1886 at the age of 76.

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During Huijsmans' years as art teacher at the Willem II College in Tilburg, Dutch painter

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Forest landscape with wooden bridge, signed by C.C. Huijsmans, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

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Kunst is geheel en al bijzaak, Wilma van Giersbergen, Tilburg, 2003, pp. 47 and 287.

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Royal Collection/Royal Archives: at Noordeinde Palace, the Hague, C.C. Huijsmans,

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Een zachte aanraking van zijn zieleleven. Over 'ware' en 'valse' mystiek rond 1900

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Een zachte aanraking van zijn zieleleven. Over 'ware' en 'valse' mystiek rond 1900

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on 1 January 1810. He was not only a painter but he was the Principal of the

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Signature of C.C.Huijsmans (1810-1886) on his painting Farm-house in

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Grondbeginselen Teekenkunst, Theoretische en praktische handleiding

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Forest landscape, signed by C.C. Huijsmans, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

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Huijsmans had built up an interesting library with works from e.g.

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Huijsmans studied in Antwerp (1828-1830) and Paris (1833-1835),

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Principles of Art Teaching, a Theoretical and Practical Manual

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Early years between 1828 and 1840 in Antwerp, Paris and Breda

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The works of Vincent van Gogh, his paintings and drawings

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