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In the last quarter of the 19th century, the Netherlands was a popular travel destination for artists. The American artists Gari Melchers and George Hitchcock visited the country in the 1880s. In 1884, they settled in Egmond aan Zee, then little more than a small, isolated fishing village. There they painted the life of the people and the landscape. Melchers soon garnered international success with The Sermon<\/em>, while Hitchcock caused a furore with A Tulip Field<\/em>. The presence of Melchers and Hitchcock in Egmond exerted a great attraction on professionals. A large crowd of artists traveled to Egmond, especially after Hitchcock in 1891 started his summer courses, which attracted remarkably many female artists. Among the artists who worked there were James Jesuba Shannon, Henri Moret, Florence Upton and Letta Crapo Smith. Longing for Egmond<\/em><\/strong> offers an overview of the developments in the Egmond artist colony and the key role played by Hitchcock and Melchers fulfilled there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In the last quarter of the 19th century, the Netherlands was a popular travel destination for a popular travel destination for artists. The American artists Gari Melchers and George Hitchcock visited the country in the 1880s. This is an overview of the time they spent there.
12 Foreword
\nMarrigje Rikken
\n16 Longing for Egmond
\n22 The Years of Training and Their Encounter
\n38 Holland Mania
\n62 “For Art’s Sake”: The Art Summer School
\n74 The Success Consolidated
\n108 The Final Years in Egmond
\n124 Longing for Egmond – In Conclusion
\n126 Appendix: Artists in Egmond
\nOlga Kruisbrink
\n132 Notes
\n140 Bibliography
\n142 Photo Credits
\n142 Lenders<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":60886,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[5523],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-56079","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-art","7":"author-by-author-marjan-van-heteren","8":"publisher-waanders-bv-uitgeverij","10":"first","11":"instock","12":"shipping-taxable","13":"purchasable","14":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nLonging for Egmond - ACC Art Books US<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/book\/longing-for-egmond\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Longing for Egmond - ACC Art Books US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In the last quarter of the 19th century, the Netherlands was a popular travel destination for a popular travel destination for artists. 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