Original Marie Henri Mackenzie Watercolor

Description: Original Marie Henri Mackenzie Watercolor - In an Amsterdam Park Original Marie Henri Mackenzie Watercolor - In an Amsterdam Park Click images to enlarge Description Original Marie Henri Mackenzie Watercolor - In an Amsterdam Park Offered here is a delightful original mixed media work on paper by well listed Dutch artist Marie Henri Mackenzie. It's a small work, 10 by 8 inches sight, and typical of his plein air sketches in and around Amsterdam. I would describe it as graphite and transparent watercolor, with a few bodycolor accents. It's a lovely, fresh plein air work from the early 1900's and the colors have remained bright and unfaded. The paper has not been laid down and is slightly wavy, but this is not noticeable under glass. It's one of his nicest small works. It is double matted and presented in an older gold frame, possibly original. The frame has some scuffs and retouching, but is in good condition and the framed work presents beautifully. Some of the images are from high resolution flat bed scans to illustrate the brush work. Mackenzie's oils have brought prices of $30,000 and higher, his small watercolors $3000 and more. We have listed well below the auction range. Returns are accepted only in case of misrepresentation, but our guarantee of authenticity is without time limit. BIOGRAPHY Marie Henri Mackenzie was born in 1878 in Rotterdam and was employed at an oil company; initially painting was only a hobby. For a short while he took art classes at the Rotterdam Art Academy, but due to financial reasons he returned to the trading business. He traveled frequently for work and visited Russia, England, Scotland and Germany. After living in England for several years, he moved back to Amsterdam in 1910, where he lived in a large house with his own studio. In his ample free time Mackenzie concentrated on painting. He roamed the streets of Amsterdam and made many sketches and drawings, which he later used in his oil paintings. He also had a wide circle of artistic friends. The year 1917 saw the start of a long friendship with prominent artist Breitner, who gave Mackenzie painting lessons and strongly influenced his work. So much was his influence that in the past many paintings by Mackenzie were thought to be Breitner’s. Even works documented as Mackenzie’s paintings were transformed into forgeries of "Breitners," as it was easier to change a signature than to copy a whole painting. Amsterdam served as the background for most of the paintings and drawings by Mackenzie. He exquisitely rendered the atmosphere of urban life, with its canal houses, boats, roads, canals and ports. As with Breitner, dark tones dominated Mackenzie's color palette, with browns and grays, and accents of red, blue or yellow. LITERATURE Eddie de Paepe, Lara Wijsmuller and Katuscha Otte, Marie Henri Mackenzie (1878-1961). Van Grachtenpand tot Muurhuis, 2009. EXHIIBITIONS Marie Henri Mackenzie (1878-1961) Van Grachtenpand tot Muurhuis, in Museum Flehite in Amersfoort, The Netherlands. 16-05-2009 t/m 04-10-2009 Images sell! Get Supersized Images & Free Image HostingCreate your brand with Auctiva's Customizable Templates. Attention Sellers - Get Templates Image Hosting, Scheduling at Auctiva.com. Track Page Views With Auctiva's FREE Counter

Price: 785 USD

Location: Salem, Virginia

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