• In a letter to his Belgium friend A. Verwee, 19 March 1870; as cited in Hendrik Willem Mesdag 1831 – 1915; De Schilder van de Noordzee, Johan Poort; Mesdag Documentaire Stichting cop, ISBN 90-74192-14-9; 2001, p. 41
• Also the jury of the Paris Salon of 1870 preferred this sea-scape and Mesdag received the gold medal for the painting.
I thank you for being so sincere in telling me honestly your opinion on the paintings sent to Paris ['Une journée d'hiver à Scheveningue' (a winter-view) and 'Les Brisants de la Mer du Nord' (a sea-scape)]. I am pleased that you really like the large sea piece. As far as the other painting is concerned [winter-view].. ..in a frame and well placed in my studio, most artists [in The Hague] preferred the Winter day. However, that doesn't say enough yet and I am therefore pleased that you gave so honestly your [critical] opinion. (translation from original Dutch: Fons Heijnsbroek)
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "I thank you for being so sincere in telling me honestly your opinion on the paintings sent to Paris ['Une journée d'hiver à Scheveningue' (a winter-view) and 'Les Brisants de la Mer du Nord' (a sea-scape)]. I am pleased that you really like the large sea piece. As far as the other painting is concerned [winter-view].. ..in a frame and well placed in my studio, most artists [in The Hague] preferred the Winter day. However, that doesn't say enough yet and I am therefore pleased that you gave so honestly your [critical] opinion. (translation from original Dutch: Fons Heijnsbroek)" in the context of "(original Dutch: citaat van Hendrik Willem Mesdag's brief, in het Nederlands:) Ik dank u dat u zo oprecht bent geweest mij eerlijk uw meening te zeggen over de naar Parijs gezonden schilderijen [Une journée d'hiver à Scheveningue' (Winter-zicht) and 'Les Brisants de la Mer du Nord' (Zee-zicht)]. Het doet me plezier dat U het grote zeestuk heel goed vindt. Wat het andere schilderij betreft [de winter].. ..ingelijst en goed geplaatst in mijn atelier [in The Hague] gaven de meeste kunstenaars voorkeur aan de Winterdag. Evenwel dat zegt nog niet genoeg en daarom verheug ik me erover dat u zo eerlijk Uw [kritische] mening hebt gezegd..
• In a letter to his Belgium friend A. Verwee, 19 March 1870; as cited in Hendrik Willem Mesdag 1831 – 1915; De Schilder van de Noordzee, Johan Poort; Mesdag Documentaire Stichting cop, ISBN 90-74192-14-9; 2001, p. 41
• Also the jury of the Paris Salon of 1870 preferred this sea-scape and Mesdag received the gold medal for the painting." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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