Jan Toorop
Dutch painter (1858-1928)
Jan Toorop was born on December 20, 1858 in Purworejo and died on March 3, 1928 in The Hague, aged 69. Recorded occupations: painter, graphic artist, postage stamp designer, designer, etcher and ceramicist. Country of citizenship: Kingdom of the Netherlands. Associated movements: Expressionism, Symbolism and pointillism. Fields of work: painting, ceramic art, stained glass design and postage stamp design. Notable works include “Portrait of Annie Hall”, “De schelpenvisser”, “Broek in Waterland” and “The Sphinx”. Educated at Delft University of Technology and Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten. Honours include Royal Prize for Painting. Member of Arti et Amicitiae and Les XX.
- Born
- December 20, 1858 · Purworejo
- Died
- March 3, 1928 · The Hague
- Age at death
- 69
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Occupations
- painter, graphic artist, postage stamp designer, designer, etcher, ceramicist
- Movements
- Expressionism, Symbolism, pointillism
- Notable works
- Portrait of Annie Hall, De schelpenvisser, Broek in Waterland, The Sphinx
- Education
- Delft University of Technology, Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten
- Honours
- Royal Prize for Painting
- Wikipedia editions
- 28 languages
- Signature licence
- CC0
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