Taco Mesdag (1829 - 1902)
1829-09-21Groningen, The Netherlands1902-08-04Haag, The NetherlandsThe Netherlands
Taco Mesdag
Taco Mesdag was a Dutch banker and painter. Mesdag, son of the banker Klaas Mesdag and Johanna Willemina, worked with his younger brother Henry in the banking business of his family. Like his brother Hendrik Mesdag, he eventually also chose to paint as a profession. Together they played an important part in the Hague School Pulchri Studio, where Hendrik served as president and Taco as treasurer. He was taught by Paul Gabriël, among others. Mesdag is best known as the painter of the landscape of Drenthe. Much of his work was donated by his widow, Geesje Mesdag-van Calcar, to the Groninger Museum.
Date and place of birt: | 21 september 1829, Groningen, The Netherlands |
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Date and place of death: | 4 august 1902, Haag, The Netherlands |
Nationality: | The Netherlands |
Period of activity: | XIX, XX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Landscape painter, Painter |
Genre: | Landscape painting, Rural landscape |
Art style: | Realism |
Technique: | Oil, Oil on canvas |