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February 2, 2026

Floris Arntzenius: The Master of the Misty Streetscape

Floris Arntzenius (1864–1925) was a prominent Dutch painter and a master of the The Hague School’s second generation, best known for his atmospheric depictions of urban life. His work is celebrated for capturing the essence of the streets of The Hague, particularly under the soft, grey light of misty or rainy days.

Arntzenius possessed a remarkable ability to render the reflections of horse-drawn carriages and pedestrians on wet cobblestones, blending the somber tones of his predecessors with the spontaneous brushwork of Amsterdam Impressionism.

Beyond his cityscapes, Arntzenius was a gifted watercolorist and portrait painter, but it is his “Spuistraat” scenes, filled with a sense of movement and poetic melancholy, that remain his most enduring contribution to Dutch art history.

A Busy Street Scene in The Hague

A View of De Waag, Haarlem

A View of the Spuistraat, The Hague

A View of the Spuistraat, The Hague

A Winter Day at the Buitenhof, The Hague

An Elegant Company on the Beach

At the Harbour

At the Beach

Bierkade, The Hague

Bridge near the Old Zoo in The Hague

Butcher’s Boy with Maidservant

Elegant figures in the Spuistraat, The Hague

Fabric Market

Figures on the Beach, Scheveningen

Floris in a Street in The Hague

Floris in a Street in The Hague

Haringkade in Scheveningen

Hired Carriages in the Snow

Horse-drawn Tram

Korte Voorhout and the Lange Vijverberg, The Hague

Lively Shopping Street in the Evening

Loading Bricks on the Dock

Market on the Prinsegracht in The Hague

Market, The Hague

Noordeinde, The Hague

Prinsevinkenpark

Scala

Small Street in Hoorn, with a View of the Kaaswaag

Spuistraat, The Hague

The Bierkade, The Hague with Freight Vessels from Amsterdam, Utrecht and Leiden

The Harbour Quay with Signal Post, Scheveningen

The Return of the Fishing Boats

The Spuistraat and Lange Poten in The Hague

View of the Noordeinde, The Hague

View of Wagenstraat in The Hague, Seen from the Wagenbrug

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