Pieter Oosterhuis

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Self-portrait of Oosterhuis c. 1860. Pieter Oosterhuis zelfportret.jpg
Self-portrait of Oosterhuis c.1860.

Pieter Haatje Pieterszoon Oosterhuis (20 January 1816–6 August 1885) was a Dutch painter and photographer, one of the photography pioneers in the Netherlands. [1]

Oosterhuis was born on 20 January 1816 in Groningen. [2]

In 1851, he opened his first studio, in Amsterdam. [3] Between 1860 and 1870, he took many photographs of the city which now count among the earliest Amsterdam photographs. He also made stereoscopic pairs of photos. [1] After 1860, Oosterhuis also got tasks to photograph transport communications, including railways, bridges, and canals. [2]

Oosterhuis died in Amsterdam in 1885. His son Gustaaf Oosterhuis took over the studio. [2]

In 2021, an 1868 photograph by Oosterhuis (Railway bridge over Rver Lek, Culemborg) was included in the Netherlands Photo Museum's permanent exhibition Gallery of Honour of Dutch Photography, consisting of 99 photographs. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "De oudste foto's van de stad" (in Dutch). Gemeente Amsterdam . Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Pieter Oosterhuis" (in Dutch). RKD.
  3. van Veen, Anneke (1993). Pieter Oosterhuis [1816-1885] (in Dutch). Focus Magazine B.V. ISBN   9789065790552.
  4. Pearse, Mike (2022). Gallery of Honour of Dutch Photography (2nd ed.). Rotterdam: Netherlands Photo Museum.