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Painter of light: Jan van der Kooi

Jan van der Kooi (Groningen, 1957) is a Dutch figurative draftsman and painter, widely regarded as one of the foremost living artists in the Netherlands. Van der Kooi grew up in the village of Bed...

Magic Deunhouwer

Piet Deunhouwer (Utrecht 1928) was an illustrator/advertising artist at the Academy of Visual Arts, first in Rotterdam and then in The Hague. Initially he wanted to become a cartoonist. During his...

Diamond sharpener Lammert van der Tonge

Lammert van der Tonge was a son of the Jewish diamond sharpener and started drawing at an early age, but, according to his father's wishes, he followed in his footsteps as a diamond cutter. But he ...

Dreamer Hein Kever

Jacob Simon Hendrik 'Hein' Kever (Amsterdam, 1854 - 1922, Amsterdam) was a dreamy Dutch painter and a prominent member of the Laren School. Born into a wealthy family, he gained early access to inf...

Freebooter Ans Wortel

Anna Maria (Ans) Wortel (Alkmaar 1929-1996 Hilvarenbeek) was a Dutch visual artist, poet and writer. She mainly made gouaches and oil paintings. She was self-taught and her work is strongly autobio...

Art is like Wine

Let's have a look at several paintings with wine as a subject. Do you recognize them all? And are you able to place them in a historical order? Below you will find some details and an hist...

Expressive & Naive Dirk Breed

Dirk Breed (Kolhorn 1920 – 2004) was a resilient artist despite the small handicap of a stiff leg. During World War II, he studied under Thijs Sterk in Bergen. In 1946, he began his education ...

The Pursuit for Color by Hillenius

Jaap Hillenius (1934-1999) style is often described as a personal variant of nineteenth-century Impressionism, with Manet and Seurat being his major influences. These techniques inspired his painti...