A Dutch Impressionist who's living and working in France. Impressionism remains highly relevant in a historical sense, as an important artistic movement associated with innovation and modernity. But it is also alive today as a way of looking at the world that influences the vision of contemporary artists.To offer one notable example, the artist, former art dealer, and gallery owner Chris van Dijk paints in a style influenced by Impressionism and by the Romantic movement, calling his work “Romantic Impressionism”. Professional artist Chris van Dijk. Born in 1952, Den Bosch ( Bois le Duc ), The Netherlands ( Pays Bas ). Moved with his parents to The Hague at the age of two. Later after he married his wife Ankie Mooiman in 1974, they lived in Gorinchem. Since 1978, Chris has devoted his life to creating his paintings, which, true to their Impressionist inspiration, focus on plein air scenes: at the beach, in the forest, or in the beautiful wine and poppy fields. He moved to France in the year 2002. In this year, he opened his own highly successful 'art gallery France' in Beynac et Cazenac, Dordogne, a beautiful area in Southwestern France between the Loire Valley and the Pyrenees Mountains. His gallery presented not only his work but also some of the most important artists working in a Realist and impressionist style. Friends living in the Morvan, Bourgogne, made him aware of a house with a fantastic studio. In 2017 Chris and his wife decided to close the gallery and to move to the Bourgogne, where Chris totally focuses on painting. Like the works of Claude Monet, Alfred Sisley, August Renoir, Berthe Morisot and Mary Cassatt, the paintings of Chris van Dijk often feature women and children. The scenes look unposed, as if the subjects were caught unawares. Most of the time, they look away from the viewer, engrossed in their daily activities, such as playing in the sand on the beach, walking in the woods or picking wildflowers and poppies. They seem to be at home in their beautiful natural surroundings. Chris van Dijk’s paintings, like the works of the Impressionists, are a celebration of the beauty of nature and life. His impressionist paintings are purchased by art lovers worldwide. Chris van Dijk is a registered artist at the National Service for Art History in the Netherlands. ( RKD Rijksdienst voor kunsthistorische documentatie ) Thanks go to the author of the biography, Claudia Moscovici. She is one of the ten most famous female art critics in the world 
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ART GALLERY FRANCE
IMPRESSIONIST PAINTINGS & ART DECO ANTIQUES
founded in 2002
IMPRESSIONIST PAINTINGS & ART DECO ANTIQUES
founded in 2002
