Artist: Jan Toorop (1858 - 1928)
Nationality: Dutch
Movement: Symbolism
Media: Painting, Graphic Art, Design
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Biography:
Jan Toorop was a Dutch painter and designer who was born in the Dutch colony Java. At the age of 13, his family moved to the Netherlands. He was a leading figure of Symbolism and Art Nouveau. His most successful paintings are of literary subjects, such as the Three Brides. Toorop converted to Catholicism in 1905 and began producing religious works. He also created book illustrations, posters, and stained glass designs.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (4)
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Johannes Theodorus Toorop, Dutch, 1858-1928 Delftsche Slaolie (Delft Salad Oil poster) 1894. Color lithograph printed
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Johannes Theodorus Toorop, Dutch, 1858-1928 Broek in Waterland (probably Marken) Broek in Waterland The Netherlands,
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Johannes Theodorus Toorop, Dutch, 1858-1928 Panis Angelicus The Netherlands, 1894 Graphite and watercolor heightened with
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Johannes Theodorus Toorop, Dutch, 1858-1928 Publisher N. Veenstra, The Hague Preface by Baroness de Waszklewicz

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (1)
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Centraal Museum: Four Generations: A Century of the Toorop-Fernhout Family
Previous exhibitions have been held with the three generations as their subject - in 1937, 1954, ...

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