Hein Andrée (1882 – 1961) has now fallen into obscurity, but in his day the ceramic artist was famous for his astonishing technique. From 22 October Kunstmuseum Den Haag shows 120 objects spanning

 

Colourful containers in the form of elegant ladies, lavishly decorated flower holders, fruit bowls, jumping horses, human figurines, objects inspired by Chinese porcelain, cupboard sets, shoes and

This presentation marks last year’s major donation to the Gemeentemuseum Den Haag of a fine collection of porcelain boxes, bowls and dishes by artist Leen Quist (b. 1942). The collection was put

Everyone knows Claude Monet’s world-famous paintings of water lilies. But how many have seen these explosions of colour in person and lost themselves in the reflections of Monet’s water lily pond, no

Gerhard Heilmann (1859-1946) was one of Royal Copenhagen’s first underglaze painters, and quickly became one of the leading artists within the factory. Heilmann had both an artistic and scientific...

Royal Copenhagen painter Stephan Ussing (1868-1958) is known for his depictions of swans. This choice of subject is understandable: unpainted porcelain comes out of the kiln perfectly white, a feature...

This vibrant painting was created in 1895 by Emma Meyer (1859-1921). It depicts one of the women’s painting studios in the Royal Copenhagen factory, showing different stages of the decorating process...

Seven albino rabbits adorn this vase by Vilhelm Theodor Fischer (1857-1928). One alert and on guard, another unsuspectingly focused on the grass. Fischer and other porcelain painters who worked for...