Birds, fantasy creatures, mythological scenes and erotic tableaux abound in the richly imaginative oeuvre of Peter Vos (1935-2010). The exhibition in the Berlage Room presents the finest autonomous

The subtle and sophisticated work of Marthe Wéry (1930-2005) owes its effectiveness to its very simplicity. It is all about the expressive power of lines, planes and colour in relation to space. This

Out of the shadow across her face, Paula Modersohn Becker regards us with a steady gaze. She painted Self-portrait with Hat and Veil in the early years of the twentieth century, after a period of

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

The early years of the nineteenth century were a time of sweeping change in the Dutch art world. Following France’s annexation of the Netherlands, King Louis Napoleon Bonaparte (r. 1806-1810)

Wouter van Riessen (1967) is a multitalented artist who paints, draws, photographs, collaborates in stage productions and makes music. His main product is self-portraits, in which he sometimes depicts

A mural almost twenty metres long in one of the most beautiful galleries of the museum.

Gemeentemuseum Den Haag has an extensive library and a documentation department that focus on the museum’s collection. The library documents both the history of the museum and its collection. The...