Biografie von Maurits Frederik H. DE HAAS (1832-1895)
Birth place: Rotterdam, Holland
Death place: NYC
Addresses: Came to U.S. in 1859, settled in NYC
Profession: Marine painter
Studied: Rotterdam and The Hague, before 1859
Exhibited: Boston Athenaeum; NAD, 1861-96; Maryland Hist. Soc.; Brooklyn AA, frequently, 1861-91; Boston AC, 1881-94; PAFA, , 1883, 1888; AIC, 1889, 1891, 1894-95.
Member: NA
Comments: Served as artist to the Dutch Navy before coming to NYC in 1859. He painted a number of naval scenes for Admiral Farragut during the Civil War and later became best known for his coastal scenes. William Frederick De Haas (see entry) was his brother. Sometimes appears as Frederick De Haas, or Haas, Mauritz Frederik Hendrik de.
Sources: G&W; Clement and Hutton; Thieme-Becker; Naylor, NAD (under Haas); Swan, BA; Rutledge, MHS; Benjamin, Fifty Years of American Art," 678, repro.; Antiques (June 1944), 286, repro; Falk, Exhibition Record Series "