David Schulman - Farm near cabbage field

Beautiful oil painting typical of his style.
His father Lion Schulman was also a painter and had an art dealership in Hilversum and later from 1898 in Laren and also sold painting materials. David came into contact with well-known painters in Laren at an early age when he started delivering paint and other materials. He lived and worked in Laren and sometimes in Noordwijk and Rhenen and near the beautiful spots of the Zuiderzee. He made many village views, landscapes, harbor views as well as still lifes and portraits in an impressionistic and naturalistic manner. In 1904, David Schulman exhibited his first painting at an exhibition of the association Arti et Amicitiae in Amsterdam. He received a number of awards including the Willink van Collen Prize in 1909, a bronze medal at an exhibition in Santiago in 1910, a silver medal at an international exhibition in San Francisco in 1915, a gold medal at St. Lucas in 1930 and a gold medal from Queen Wilhelmina in 1939. He was a member of a number of artists' associations, including the Gooische Painters' Association, Arti et Amicitiae in Amsterdam, Sint Lucas, and Pulchri Studio in The Hague. The Beukenroode house was built by architect Elzinga in 1913 on behalf of Schulman. Before he moved into the villa, he had a studio with other Laren painters in the De Vlasschuur painting studio. During the Second World War, David was arrested by the Germans in 1943 and spent three months in Westerbork. His house and studio were commandeered by the Germans. Thanks to the actions of friends, he managed to escape from Westerbork. In 1955 he was appointed Knight in the Order of Orange-Nassau.