FÉLIX ZIEM, (1821-1911)
Port of Antwerp, c. 1892
Lavis of ink and heightened gouache on paper
17 x 24 CM - 6 11/16 x 9 7/16 in.
Private collection
The Port of Antwerp in Flanders, Belgium, is a port in the heart of Europe accessible to capesize ships. It is Europe’s second-largest seaport, after Rotterdam. Antwerp stands at the upper end of the tidal estuary of the Scheldt. The estuary is navigable by ships of more than 100,000 Gross Tons as far as 80 km inland. Like Hamburg, the Port of Antwerp's inland location provides a more central location in Europe than the majority of North Sea ports. Antwerp's docks are connected to the hinterland by rail, road, and river and canal waterways. As a result, the port of Antwerp has become one of Europe's largest seaports, ranking second behind Rotterdam by total freight shipped.
Antwerp's potential was recognized by Napoleon Bonaparte and he ordered the construction of Antwerp's first lock and dock in 1811. Called the Bonaparte Dock, it was joined by a second dock - called the Willem Dock after the Dutch King - in 1813. More on The Port of Antwerp
Félix Ziem (February 26, 1821 –
November 10, 1911) was a French painter in the style of the
Barbizon School. He was born Félix-Francois Georges Philibert Ziem in Beaune in
the Côte-d'Or département of the Burgundy région of France. His mother was a
native of Burgundy who had married an immigrant. Originally, Ziem planned to be
an architect and studied at the School of Architecture in Dijon, and for a time
he worked as an architect. In 1839 he moved to Marseilles, where he received
some informal instruction in painting from Adolphe Monticelli. Painting developed
from a hobby into a career following a visit in 1841 to Italy, where he fell in
love with the city of Venice, a place that would become the source for many of
his works, and to which he returned annually until 1892. Apart from Venetian
scenes, he also painted many still lifes, portraits, and landscapes from a
variety of places including Constantinople, Martigues, Cagnes-sur-Mer and his
native Burgundy. More on
Félix Ziem
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