01 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings - With Footnotes, #129

George Willem Opdenhoff, 1807-1873, DUTCH
FISHING BOATS ON SCHEVENINGEN BEACH
Oil on canvas
48 by 68.5cm., 19 by 27in.

Private collection

Scheveningen is one of the eight districts of The Hague, Netherlands. The earliest reference to the name Sceveninghe goes back to around 1280.

The village was continuously hit by storms. After this last storm, the villagers decided to build a harbour. Until then, the fishing boats had had a flat bottom, and were pulled up the beach. By around 1870, over 150 of these boats were in use. Once the harbour had been constructed in 1904, more modern ships replaced the flat bottoms. More on Scheveningen

George Willem Opdenhoff was born in Fulda (Germany) in 1807, he died in The Hague in 1873. He was a pupil of the landscape painter A. Schelfhout and J.C. Schotel who painted seascapes. He lived and worked in Breda from 1835 to 1837. After traveling to the French coast in 1837, he settled in Rotterdam between 1837 and 1842. About 1842 he moved to The Hague. He painted seascapes, beach scenes and riverscapes. He exhibited in The Hague between 1835 and 1867 and Rotterdam in 1873. His work is included in Gemeentemuseum Den Haag. More on George Willem Opdenhoff 

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01 Classic Works of Marine Art, WILLIAM EDWARD NORTON's Fish Sale on the Beach - With Footnotes, #64

WILLIAM EDWARD NORTON, (American, 1843-1916) 

Fish Sale on the Beach, Schevinger 

Oil on panel 

34 1/2 x 48 in.

Private collection

Scheveningen is one of the eight districts of The Hague, Netherlands,  a modern seaside resort with a long, sandy beach, an esplanade, a pier, and a lighthouse.  It's harbour is used for both fishing and tourism.

The first inhabitants may have been Anglo-Saxons. Other historians favour a Scandinavian origin. Fishing was the main source of food and income.


The Battle of Scheveningen was fought between English and Dutch fleets off the coast of the village on 10 August 1653. Thousands of people gathered on the shore to watch. More on Scheveningen 

William Edward Norton (1843-1916), American. Born in Boston to a New England family of shipbuilders, Norton's interest in ships led him initially to a career at sea. After his sea service, he enrolled at both Harvard Medical School and the Lowell Institute, where his interest in art led him to study under the master American landscape painter, George Inness.

Later opening a studio in Boston, Norton enjoyed immediate success. From the sale of his paintings he financed further art studies in Europe. While painting in London, he found wide acceptance in many of the major European galleries, including the Paris salon, the most prestigious venue for an artist of his day to exhibit. He was awarded an honorable mention by the salon in 1900.

Returning to America he continued to receive strong recognition, representing the United States at the International Exposition of 1900 and winning the coveted Osorne Prize for marine painting in 1905 & 1906. Today, this important American artist's work continues to attract connoisseurs of quality marine paintings in both Europe and America. More William Edward Norton

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