| Summary: | Catalog of an exhibition held at the Dordrechts Museum, the Netherlands, from June 15, 2022 - January 8, 2023.
2021 is commemorated that 600 years ago a severe flood created the conditions in which the Biesbosch could arise. In the night of November 18 to 19, 1421, the Sint-Elisabeth flood broke through the dikes of the Groote Waard, after which this large polder between Dordrecht and Geertruidenberg turned into an inland sea. All that water and this special landscape has attracted many artists over the centuries. Aelbert Cuyp (1620-1691) from Dordrecht was the first to venture outside the city and allow himself to be penetrated by its picturesque surroundings. In the 19th and 20th centuries, artists shifted their gaze from ice skaters, ships and the ruins on the banks of the Merwerde to nature. This is evidenced by works by Marinus Reus (1865-1938), Elias Boonen (1860-1931), Bernard Koldeweij (1859-1898), Cor Noltee (1903-1967), Thomas van Heck (1910-2006) and Steef Wijnhoven (1898-1969). One of the roughest nature reserves in the Netherlands also attracts a new generation of artists, such as painters Sjane de Haan (1954) and Rutger van Bruggen (1987). The book 'The painters of the Biesbosch' is a new part in the successful series about artist colonies in the Netherlands. In contrast to the colonies that arose in the Netherlands in the second half of the 19th century, the Biesbosch is a place where the artist was left to his own devices. In that sense, there has never been an artist colony. Every artist has wanted to capture the beauty of the unique wilderness in his own way. The unique landscape has brought them together. Exhibition: Dordrechts Museum, The Netherlands (15.06.2022 - 08.01.2023).
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