Dancer by Willem van Konijnenburg
Dancer by Willem van Konijnenburg
Dancer by Willem van Konijnenburg
Dancer by Willem van Konijnenburg
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Dancer 1918

Willem van Konijnenburg

26 ⨯ 24 cm
ConditionMint
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  • About the artwork
    Signed Diary of Willem van Konijnenburg, Volume 23 (1918) owned by Kunstmuseum Den Haag shows that Willem van Konijnenburg had this dancing figure in mind as the cover for the Jan Toorop issue of Wendingen (second pic.), the famous architecture and art magazine that was published from 1918 to 1932. Richard Roland Holst (1868-1838) drew the attention of the editorial secretary Hendrik Wijdeveld to Willem van Konijnenburg as a suitable designer for the cover of the Toorop issue that was to be published in December 1918. This assignment marks the end of Van Konijnenburg's isolation within The Hague. Van Konijnenburg and Toorop know each other. Toorop loses out in an 'watercolor bet' between the two gentlemen. The drawing Dancer comes from the family property of Willem van Konijnenburg. The first owner was Jacoba van der Vegt, the artist's favorite niece.
  • About the artist

    Willem van Konijnenburg was born in The Hague on the 11th of February in 1868.

    He was a Dutch painter, water-colorist, illustrator, grapher, and etcher.
    He was educated at the Academy of Arts in The Hague.

    After his education he worked in Maastricht, Limburg, Scheveningen and even Paris.
    He was the pupil of Arnoud Gerkens, Eduard Kerling, and Johan Philip Koelman. But his primary lessons in art were given by Willem's mother.

    Van Konijnenburg died in The Hague on the 28th of February in 1943.

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Artwork details

Category
Works on PaperModern Works on Paper
Subject
DancerDance
Style
Modern Art (1860s-1970s)
Colour
Red