Tumult in the City
Just as the Hague School artists left their studios in town to paint the surrounding countryside, so the artists of the next generation set off to explore the life of the city. Starting in the 1880s
Kunstmuseum Den Haag has a treasure chamber of over 160.000 pieces of art. Here we work on making the highlights from this collection available online.
Just as the Hague School artists left their studios in town to paint the surrounding countryside, so the artists of the next generation set off to explore the life of the city. Starting in the 1880s
The Gemeentemuseum’s collection of twentieth-century Dutch drawings has recently been enriched by a donation of 50 drawings by Ben Akkerman (1920). In addition, the artist has donated 12 of his early
In the 1970s, the windows of Oey Tjeng Sit’s pharmacy on the Prinsengracht in Amsterdam were a well-known phenomenon. Artist-dispenser Oey Tjeng Sit (1917-1987) used them to create light-hearted
Marc Mulders’ (b. 1958) studio is a barn in the middle of a field of flowers. As he stands painting in the doorway, bees buzz and butterflies flit around his easel. Mulders calls his garden ‘my own
A new presentation of works from the Gemeentemuseum’s 19th-century Hague School collection, now back in the museum following a tour of venues outside the Netherlands. The new selection on display
Anton Mauve (1838-1888) was a leading member of the Hague School and gave lessons to Vincent van Gogh. Mauve was regarded as a master in the portrayal of the silvery grey light and hues of the Dutch