Student Artwork Guide
Copyright This work is in the public domain. Abraham Hulk Senior died in 1897; copyright lasts 70 years after the artist’s death, so it ended in 1967.
In context
Landscape — Abraham Hulk Senior
Row above: the years. Row below: how old the artist was at the start and at the end of each span — 0 at birth, 84 at death.
Shaded: the lifetime of Abraham Hulk Senior (1813–1897) every dated painting, decade by decade
This record has no exact year on file — using the artist's lifetime and the work's style, what decade would you guess?
Pick one work above: name two things it shares with this one, and one thing that's different.
More works to set beside this one: topimpressionists.com/en/art/similar/abraham-hulk-senior-landscape-9FTEWJ-en/
Measured from the image
Main colour
Putty #d8c79e
Catalogued palette
These colours inside the artist’s whole palette Find other paintings by colour
The ten leading countries
Find the three darkest countries on the map. Is the museum that keeps this painting in any of them? Write down one reason people far away might look at it.
Together these works take 41.8% of all the attention this artist's paintings received over the last twelve months. The catalogue holds 237 works by this artist, of which 73 were looked at at least once. This painting ranks 35 of them, with 1.1% of that attention. The same counts, month by month
Bars measure attention, not quality. Pick the work at the top and this one: name one thing that might make a painting famous beyond how well it is painted.
Artist and museum
Born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
abraham hulk senior, a renowned anglo-dutch painter, draughtsman, and lithographer, was born on may 1, 1813, in london. he was the son of hendrik hulk, a merchant, and mary burroughs. initially, hulk trained as a portraitist under jean augustin daiwaille (1786–1850) before continuing his artistic education at the rijksacademie in amsterdam.
hulk's travels to america in 1833 and 1834, visiting new york and boston, marked a significant turning point in his career. upon returning to amsterdam, he became well-known for his marine paintings, earning the title of patriarch of a whole family of anglo-dutch artists. some of his notable works include:
study of pine trees, a testament to his versatility as an artist.
the sea battle at la hogue, c. 1701, though not exclusively his, showcases the influence of his marine painting style.
self-portrait with gray felt hat, a rare example of his portraiture work, usually overshadowed by his marine paintings.
hulk's work was exhibited in the royal academy in london from 1876 to 1890, with two of his dutch seascapes showcased. he also exhibited at the suffolk street galleries in london and in leeuwarden and the hague in the netherlands from 1843 to 1868.
view hulk's work, including the sea battle at la hogue, c. 1701, at the albertina (vienna, austria) via [https://AllPaintingsStore.com/@@/d3wvku-velde-willem-van-de-the-younger-the-sea-battle-at-la-hogue-c-1701](https://AllPaintingsStore.com/@@/d3wvku-velde-willem-van-de-the-younger-the-sea-battle-at-la-hogue-c-1701)
explore more of hulk's marine paintings at [https://AllPaintingsStore.com/@/abraham-hulk-senior](https://AllPaintingsStore.com/@/abraham-hulk-senior)
hulk married maria wilhelmina van der meulen, with whom he had two daughters and three sons, all of whom were involved in the art world to some extent. his brother johannes frederik hulk senior (1829–1911) and his sons abraham hulk junior (1843–1919), hendrik hulk (1842-1937), and willem frederik hulk (b. 1852) were all artists.
contrary to most literature, hulk did not die in london but passed away on a short visit in zevenaar, netherlands, on march 23, 1897. his works can be found in various museums across the netherlands, including those in amsterdam, dordrecht, haarlem, and enschede. **discover more about abraham hulk senior's life and work at [https://AllPaintingsStore.com/@/abraham-hulk-senior](https://AllPaintingsStore.com/@/abraham-hulk-senior)* *explore the world of marine painting with AllPaintingsStore's extensive collection: [https://AllPaintingsStore.com/all-popular-artists](https://AllPaintingsStore.com/all-popular-artists)**
topimpressionists.com/en/art/download/abraham-hulk-senior-landscape-9FTEWJ-en/
Look closely
Landscape — Abraham Hulk Senior
Answer in your own words. There are no wrong answers here — only answers you can explain.
Write a short paragraph about this artwork. Use the facts from the earlier parts of this guide, and your answers above.
"Landscape" can be examined layer by layer on the artwork's X-Ray page, a viewer inspired by a conservator's light bench with eleven optical readings of the image.
A download is available for "Landscape": the artwork's Download page offers a high-resolution digital image download.
"Landscape" by Abraham Hulk Senior is in the public domain - its copyright has expired. Copyright duration runs from the artist's death, which occurred in 1897.