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Biography of a Dutchman 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 Christiaan Johannes Adrianus van Dijk. Born in 1952, Den Bosch ( Bois le Duc ), The Netherlands ( Pays Bas ).
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 of Burgundy and Dordogne.
He has been living and working in France since 2002.
In this year, he opened his own highly successful gallery in the Dordogne, a beautiful area in Southwestern France between the Loire Valley and the Pyrenees Mountains. His gallery features not only his work but also some of the most important artists working in a Realist and Impressionist styles.
Like the works of 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, walking in the woods or picking wildflowers. 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.
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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Chris has his studio in one of the most inspiring and beautiful regions of France the 'Bourgogne'.
