Anton Louis 'Anton L.' Koster

Terneuzen 1859-1937 Haarlem
The Zuider Buiten Spaarne, Haarlem, oil on canvas 63.4 x 92.0 cm, signed l.l. and without frame; new frame can be ordered at additional cost.

literature: Floor de Graaf, 'Anton L. Koster (1859-1937). Schilder van bloembollenvelden', Zwolle 2017, page 54, ill. 58 (in colour) and page 55, ill. 59 (painting on the left).

exhibitions: Haarlem, Philharmonie, 'Tentoonstelling ter gelegenheid van het 100-jarig bestaan van KZOD', Oct.-Nov. 1921.

The landscape artist Anton Koster was born in Zeeland. In 1880 he settled for a time in The Hague, where he trained in painting at the city’s academy of art. He then embarked on a two-year study trip to the Pyrenees. The sense of warm, vibrant colours he encountered there was practically translated into his work after 1902, when he moved permanently to Haarlem and then settled in nearby Heemstede to concentrate on painting the bulb fields. Even to this day he is still one of the most gifted exponents of the genre.

insurance value: € 7,500.-
starting bid: € 3,500.-