Helmert Richard van der Flier (1827 - 1899)

Helmert Richard van der Flier

Helmert Richard van der Flier was a Dutch landscape and animal painter. Van der Flier was a student of James de Rijk in Hilversum. He then returned to Baarn and worked there as a landscape and animal painter. He mostly painted grazing cows and sheep. He was a member of the "Arti et Amicitiae" in Amsterdam and the "Pulchri Studio" association in The Hague. Flier took part in art exhibitions in Amsterdam, The Hague, Rotterdam and Arnhem. His works can be found i.a. in the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen Rotterdam.

Date and place of birt:	26 november 1827, Baarn, The Netherlands
Date and place of death:	5 june 1899, Baarn, The Netherlands
Nationality:	The Netherlands
Period of activity:	XIX century
Specialization:	Animalist, Artist, Genre painter, Landscape painter, Painter
Art school / group:	Arti et Amicitiae, Pulchri Studio
Genre:	Animalistic, Genre art, Landscape painting, Rural landscape
Art style:	Realism
Technique:	Oil, Oil on canvas, Oil on panel