Background
He was born to a wealthy family and began his working career as a merchant.
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Gijs Chretien Bosch Reitz
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Education
After briefly attending the Quellinusschool, in Amsterdam, he went to Munich, where he took various drawing and painting courses, then finished his training at the Académie Julian in Paris, under the direction of William-Adolphe Bouguereau.
Career
He was also associated with the Laren School. At the age of twenty-three, he decided to become an artist instead. Upon his return, he settled in Katwijk aan Zee, but left after a short time to participate in the Exposition Universelle (1889), then went to England, where he lived in Runswick Bay and Saint Ives before returning to Amsterdam.
He could not settle down, however, moving to Het Gooi in 1892, first in Eemnes, then Laren.
Between each move, he travelled. To France, the United States and Japan, where he made a detailed study of Japanese art
He also managed a collection of Chinese porcelain at the Louvre. Even his simplest, decorative-style works were the result of lengthy, concentrated effort.
He died in an accident involving one of the steam-powered trolleys that ran between Laren and Amsterdam.
Known as the "Gooische Moordenaar" (The Killers of Gooi) due to the number of fatal accidents they caused.
Achievements
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This won him an international reputation and, from 1915 to 1927, he was a consultant on "Far Eastern Art" for the Metropolitan Museum in New New York He produced relatively few paintings because he worked slowly, paid great attention to detail and often strove hard to achieve a tapestry-like effect.
Membership
Arti et Amicitiae.
