Benjamin Prins Voer een
gevoel, niet
een galerie.
Kies een stemming en de kamer zelf antwoordt — het licht koelt of warmt op, de sfeer verandert van tempo, en alleen de werken die dat gevoel belichamen, treden naar voren uit de duisternis. De rest verdwijnt in de schaduw.
Benjamin Prins
The Life and Art of Benjamin Prins Benjamin Liepman Prins was a Dutch genre artist born in Arnhem, the Netherlands. He began his formal art education at the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam, studying under Professor August Allebé for five years starting around 1877. His academic journey continued in Belgium, where he studied at the Royal Academy, Antwerp, with Professor Charles Verlat for two years. Prins also spent time in Paris between 1884
and 1886, studying under Fernand Cormon. His artistic career included exhibiting works such as Het Oude en Nieuwe Testament (The Old and the New Testament) at the Tri-Annual Show in Amsterdam. His paintings were shown across Europe in cities including London, Milan, Antwerp, Vilna, and Rotterdam. In 1904, his work Oude Zeeman (Old Sailor) was purchased by the Queen. Returning to Amsterdam in 1888, he established himself as a professio…