About the artist
Alexander Coenraad (Alex) Rosemeier, born on July 18, 1888 in Soerakarta, Nederlands-India, was a Nederlands art signs that were rejected with their Dutch landscapes, cityscapes, still evenings and portraits. Zijn werk wordt reported tot the Leidse School, a current the nauw verwant is at the Hague School and zich kenmerkt door impressionistic invloeden.
In 1900, Rosemeier met his father in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, after eight years of age. Well, the overlijden of his father's year in 1908 was enough for a career as a professional military and was based in the Morschpoortkazerne in Leiden. In 1914 he was married to Grietje Mast (1893-1969). After the aflop of his military contract in 1923, Rosemeier completed the fine art work. The first exhibition of the plaats in a living room in Woerden. Om in zijn levensonderhoud te voorzien, combineerde hij aanvankelijk zijn kunstenaarschap met various other banen. Vanaf de jaren dertig brings zijn art voldoende op om hiervan te kunnen leven.
Rosemeier's depictions have a strong fascination with the light and the Dutch nature. Hij spend regularly on the island of De Kaag, which was his inspiration intended for this landscape. This style features impressionistic interiors, with a nadruk op sfeer en light.
The occasion of its 85th year in 1973 became a large overview of its work organized in Museum De Lakenhal in Leiden. Op 103-year leeftijd opende hij zijn laatste expositie in het raadhuis van Wassenaar. Zijn laatste leerling was Leo van den Ende, bekend van het Van den Ende Panorama.
Alex Rosemeier overleed op 15 August 1992 in Leiden, op 104 years old. There is a great oeuvre in the beautiful landscape of the Netherlands and the city, and the work is visible through the arts and crafts.
