Farewell, Johannes Stroebel (1821-1905)

Farewell, oil on panel by Johannes Stroebel (1821-1905)

Length: 25 (unframed)
Height: 32 (unframed)
Signed on the right
Presented in its original frame
Johannes Anthonie Balthasar Stroebel, often called J.A.B. Stroebel, was a Dutch painter strongly inspired by the 17th-century painter Pieter de Hoogh.
Stroebel studied at the Royal Academy of Arts under Bartholomeus Johannes van Hove and his son Huib van Hove. He mainly painted genre works and interiors typical of old Holland, with figures in 17th-century costumes, following in the footsteps of Johannes Vermeer and especially Pieter de Hoogh. His work is characterized by warm colors and a striking incidence of sunlight. He frequently produced what are known as vistas, in which an open door or niche reveals a space or courtyard behind it, suggesting depth. He also produced watercolors, etchings and lithographs.
Stroebel taught at the Hague Academy and was Jacob Maris's teacher. He worked mainly in The Hague, but also in Renkum, Leiderdorp and Leiden. He was a member of the Pulchri Studio in The Hague and the Arti et Amicitiae society in Amsterdam. He died in 1905, aged 84. His works are in the collections of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, the Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, the Kröller-Müller Museum in Otterlo, the Teylers Museum in Haarlem and the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam.