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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...

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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 ...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Expressieve & Naïeve Dirk Breed

Dirk Breed (Kolhorn 1920 – 2004) Kolhorn was ondanks zijn kleine handicap van een stijf been een doorzetter. Tijdens de oorlog krijgt hij les van Thijs Sterk in Bergen. In 1946 begon hij aan een op...

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De zoektocht naar kleur door Hillenius

De stijl van Jaap Hillenius (1934-1999) wordt vaak omschreven als een persoonlijke variant van het negentiende-eeuwse impressionisme, waarbij Manet en Seurat zijn belangrijkste invloeden zijn. Deze...

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