The Hague School was the Dutch counterpart to the French Barbizon school of realist painters. The Gleaners. ... Realism is commonly defined as a concern for fact or reality and rejection of the impractical and visionary. ...

Members

• Anton Mauve
• Jozef Israëls
• Jacob Maris
• Willem Roelofs
• Hendrik Willem Mesdag
• Gerard Bilders
• P.J.C. Gabriël
• Willem de Zwart
• H.J. Weissenbruch

Anton Mauve (1838-1888) was a Dutch realist painter whose work very early on influenced Vincent van Gogh. ... Josef Israëls (January 27, 1824 - August 12, 1911), Dutch painter, was born at Groningen, of Jewish parents. ... Jacob Maris (1837 - 1899) was a Dutch painter. ... Hendrik Willem Mesdag (1831-1915) was a Dutch painter who belong to the School of The Hague. ... Willem de Zwart (16 May 1862 The Hague - 11 December 1931 The Hague), A.K.A. Wilhelmus Hendrikus Petrus Johannes Zwart, was a Dutch Painter and a member of the Hague School. ...

External link

• The Hague School and young Van Gogh.