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Johan Jongkind
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“My specialty is really painting moonlight – but I will not forget the sunshine.”
Johan Jongkind (1819–1891) first seen 1840 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Jongkind's quote in an early letter (1840's), to his Dutch friend Eugène Smits; as cited by , in Jongkinds's Universe, Henri Scrépel, Paris, 1976, p. 69
“What I have suffered is unbelievable.. .I was given nothing [for his paintings in the Salon of 1855], not even a honorable mention.”
Johan Jongkind (1819–1891) first seen 1855 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: In Jongkind's letter from The Netherlands, 25 Nov. 1855; as quoted by Victorine Hefting, in Jongkinds's Universe, Henri Scrépel, Paris, 1976, p. 37
“I miss my friends in Paris. Holland is fine to paint, but Paris is the only place to follow one's studies. One can find judges there who will encourage you, who wil tell one what is necessary and what is missing. My great hope is to return as soon as the weather and luck are on my side for he journey.”
Johan Jongkind (1819–1891) first seen 1856 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quote of Jongkind in his letter, Oct. 1856 from The Netherlands, to Martin Beugniet in Paris; as cited by Victorine Hefting, in Jongkinds's Universe, Henri Scrépel, Paris, 1976, p. 46
“I have another painting finished, a view near Rotterdam, and then another in process, and very far along. I made them from nature, that is to say I made watercolors [in open air] after which I made my [oil]-paintings.”
Johan Jongkind (1819–1891) first seen 1856 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: In a letter to his Dutch friend Eugène Smits, 22 Nov. 1856; as quoted in Master Drawings from the Yale University Art Gallery, by Suzanne Boorsch, John Marciari; Yale University. Art Gallery, p. 246 - note 7
“Eight days ago I left Paris and here I am at Honfleur, the place to which I return, as always, with new pleasure. It is a little seaport where there are ten or twenty ships of all nations; not counting the fishing vessels of the same nations. I tell you that this is very interesting for my studies.”
Johan Jongkind (1819–1891) first seen 1865 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: In a letter, August 1865, describing his visit to Honfleur; as quoted by Moreau-Nélaton, in Jongkind, raconté par lui-même, 1918, p 88