Hubertus (Huib) van Hove (13 May 1814, in The Hague – 14 November 1865? Antwerp) was a Dutch painter, the son of Bartholomeus van Hove (1790–1880) and a scholastic of some artists who became members of the Hague School.
Hubertus or Huib van Hove was taught painting not on your own by his father, but also by Hendrik van de Sande Bakhuyzen. In his father’s studio, he worked taking into consideration Johannes Bosboom and together they worked upon the pieces of scenery that Bartholomeus van Hove created for the Royal Theatre in The Hague.
Hubertus started as a landscape painter, but his best achievement was not in that style. His love of color and capable light was best displayed in his doorkijkjes, or domestic vistas, in the style of Pieter de Hooch. These were views of outdoor spacious seen through an interior, a room or kitchen situated together with the street edit and an inner yard. Teyler’s Museum possesses an excellent specimen in The Knitter, a portray which is of a in force composition and shows an inclination for a stronger and fresher coloring than prevailed in Van Hove’s day.
Among his pupils were Jacob Maris, Christoffel Bisschop, Johannes Anthonie Balthasar Stroebel, Maurits Leon (1838–1865) and Hendricus Johannes Scheeres (1823–1864), who continued his master’s teaching in his Armourer and Linen-shop and who enjoyed the admission of his brother artists.
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