A Life Shaped by the Dutch Landscape Born in The Hague, Netherlands, on May 20, 1883, Paul Arntzenius grew up in a world defined by the subtle shifts of light and water. His early years were marked by a significant loss when his mother passed away, leaving him under the care of W.B. Tholen. This early connection to a mentor would eventually lead him to the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in The Hague, where he studied from 1901 to 1903. Hi…