Floris Arntzenius (1864-1925), Elegant ladies and children on the beach of Scheveningen, oil on panel, 22,5x34 cm, signed `Fl. Arntzenius` (scratched, lower right), In 1892, Floris Arntzenius (1864-1925) moved to The Hague and made various paintings and watercolours of numerous streets in The Hague, mostly in gloomy weather conditions. These works were very popular and found many admirers. Besides his well-known rainy street views of The Hague, Arntzenius cultivated other genres. He painted floral still lifes, self-portraits and portraits of members of his household as well as beach scenes, perhaps a lesser-known part of his œuvre. The Scheveningen of Arntzenius is very different from the one of the Hague School painters. In 1894, a storm hit Scheveningen. Boats stranded on the beach, fishermen on donkeys, or net menders in the dunes have given way to elegant ladies and gentlemen resting on rattan beach chairs or under a parasol, chatting or reading the papers with children playing in the sand nearby. Arntzenius` beach scenes have a different feel to those of his Amsterdam contemporary Isaac Israels who depicted his figures directly standing or lying on the sand under a parasol and dressed in bathing suits. The modest size of this painting creates an intimate yet sophisticated character. Arntzenius beautifully captures the light and atmosphere of a sunny day at the beach of Scheveningen and the movement of the waves in the background helps to create a balanced composition.