1. Johan Jongkind painted marine landscapes in a free manner and is regarded as a forerunner of impressionism.
12 Facts About Johan Jongkind
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Johan Jongkind was to experience little success and he suffered bouts of depression complicated by alcoholism.
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Johan Jongkind returned to live in Rotterdam in 1855, and remained there until 1860.
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In 1862 he met in Normandy, in the famous ferme Saint-Simeon in Honfleur, with some of his artist friends, such as Alfred Sisley, Eugene Boudin, and the young Claude Monet, to all of whom Johan Jongkind served as a mentor.
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In 1863 Johan Jongkind exhibited at the first Salon des Refuses.
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Johan Jongkind was invited to participate in the first exhibition of the Impressionist group in 1874, now known as the First Impressionist Exhibition, but he declined.
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Johan Jongkind died in 1891 in Saint-Egreve, in the same departement.
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Johan Jongkind is buried in the cemetery of La Cote-Saint-Andre.
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On 2 June 2019, a statue of Johan Jongkind made by Dutch sculptor Rob Houdijk was unveiled in the Duifpolder between Maassluis and Vlaardingen alongside the Vlaardingertrekvaart canal, on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of his birth.
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At this spot, Johan Jongkind must have made preparatory sketches of the Rechthuis van Zouteveen for his later etching "The two sailboats" from 1862.
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Johan Jongkind painted watercolors out-of-doors, and used them as sketches for oil paintings made in his studio.
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Johan Jongkind's paintings are characterized by vigorous brushwork and strong contrasts.