Leonard Ochtman: A Dutch-American Impressionist Born: Zonneijk, Netherlands (1854) Died: 1934 Leonard Ochtman was a significant figure in American Impressionism and Tonalism. Born in Zonnemaire, Netherlands, in 1854, he immigrated to Albany, New York, with his family in 1866. His artistic journey began as a draftsman at a woodworking firm before transitioning into painting. Ochtman’s career spanned several decades, marked by a…
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