Willem Roelofs (jr.) - white roses in green glass vase

Willem Elisa Roelofs Jr. Dutch, Schaerbeek (Brussels) 1874 – 1940 The Hague
Willem Elisa Roelofs Jr. was the son of Willem Roelofs, the famous landscape painter from the Hague School who had lived in Brussels since 1847. His father's first wife died in 1870. Three years later, Willem Sr. remarried. with the Flemish Albertine Vertommen. Willem Elisa Roelofs was their first son. Albert Roelofs followed three years later, who would later also choose to become a painter. In 1887 the family moved back to The Hague, where Willem Roelofs Jr. would spend most of his life.
In addition to studying with his father, Roelofs Jr. at the Academy of Visual Arts in The Hague. He was a member of the painting society Arti et Amicitae in Amsterdam, Pulchri Studio and the Hollandsche Teekenmaatschappij in The Hague and participated in the Exhibitions for Living Masters in Amsterdam, The Hague and Arnhem. In addition to the area around The Hague, Roelofs Jr. also active in Brussels and the water-rich area of Noorden and Nieuwkoop. Like his father, Roelofs Jr. painted and watercoloured. landscapes in impressionist style. However, he excelled in creating still lifes. His flower arrangements in particular are the most famous among the general public. He also made drawings, etchings, lithographs and woodcuts. To distinguish himself from his father, he signed his work with 'Willem E. Roelofs Jr.'.
Working in museums
Museum Boymans van Beuningen (Rotterdam), Gemeentemuseum (The Hague), Dordrechts Museum (Dordrecht), Frans Hals Museum (Haarlem), Rijksmuseum Van Bilderbeek-Lamaison (now part of Dordrechts Museum).