De schelpenvisser
1904
Medium
canvas
Dimensions
32; 40; 8.5
About this artwork
…; collection Dominicus Antonius Josephus Kessler (1855-1939) and Mrs A.C.M.H. Kessler-Hülsmann (1868-1947), Kapelle op den Bosch, near Mechelen, 1925;{Note RMA; Potsdam 1925, p. 27, no. 128.} donated, with xx other objects, by Mrs A.C.M.H. Kessler-Hülsmann to the museum, 1940
About the Artist
Jan Toorop
Johannes Theodorus 'Jan' Toorop (1858–1928) was one of the most influential Dutch artists at the turn of the twentieth century, whose distinctive Symbolist style and flowing Art Nouveau lines left an indelible mark on European art. Born on December 20, 1858, in Purworejo on the island of Java in the Dutch East Indies (present-day Indonesia), Toorop brought a unique synthesis of Eastern and Western...