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Hendrick Avercamp
(1585-1634)
Avercamp, Hendrick
(1585-1634).
Dutch painter, active in Kampen, the most famous exponent of the winter
landscape. He was deaf and dumb and known as
de Stomme van Kampen (the mute of Kampen).
His paintings are colorful and lively, with carefully observed skaters,
tobogganers, golfers, and pedestrians. Avercamp's work enjoyed great
popularity and he sold his drawings, many of which are tinted with
water-color, as finished pictures to be pasted into the albums of
collectors (an outstanding collection is at Windsor Castle).
His nephew and pupil
Barent Avercamp (1612-79)
carried on his style in an accomplished manner.
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