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Paul Gabriël

On June 13, 2026 - 19th Century, 20th Century, july 5

Paul Joseph Constantin Gabriël (1828–1903) was a Dutch landscape painter of the Hague School. Born in Amsterdam, he was the son of the sculptor and painter Paul Joseph Gabriël. He studied at the State Academy of Fine Arts in Amsterdam, where he was a pupil of Louis Zocher, and later studied with Cornelis Lieste in Haarlem. He also spent time in Cleves, where Barend Cornelis Koekkoek had founded a drawing academy.

Gabriël became known for landscapes of the Dutch countryside, especially polders, waterways, windmills, and broad skies. His work was associated with the Hague School, though he often used a clearer and brighter palette than many of his contemporaries. He was connected with artists including Anton Mauve, Willem Roelofs, and Hendrik Willem Mesdag.

Gabriël also taught younger artists; Bernard van Beek is recorded among his pupils. Today his work is represented in major Dutch collections, including the Rijksmuseum, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, the Kröller-Müller Museum, and Kunstmuseum Den Haag.