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Obituary
Ger Luijten (1956–2022)
06/2023 | 1443 | 165
Pages: 675-676
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Hecht, Peter (Hecht, Peter)
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Ger Luijten in October 2019. (Photograph by Gijsbert van der Wal).
Supplement
Dutch museum acquisitions (2015–19) supported by the Vereniging Rembrandt
12/2020 | 1413 | 162
Pages: 1121-1132
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Hecht, Peter (Hecht, Peter)
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Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Richly clad woman, by Jan van Steffeswert. 1510. Boxwood, height 18.2 cm. Acquired by the Bonnefanten, Maastricht, in 2020, with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt (thanks in part to its Themafonds Beeldhouwkunst and Schoufour- Martin Fonds) and the BankGiro Loterij. (Photograph Peter Cox).
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10. Vase of flowers in a stone niche, by Roelant Savery. 1615. Oil on panel, 63.2 by 44.7 cm. Acquired in 2016 by the Mauritshuis, The Hague, with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt (thanks in part to its Themafonds 17de-eeuwse Schilderkunst), the BankGiro Loterij and a private individual.
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11. Still life of flowers with a crown imperial fritillary in a stone niche, by Jacob Woutersz Vosmaer. 1613. Oil on panel, 110 by 79 cm. Acquired in 2019 by the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt (thanks in part to its Nationaal Fonds Kunstbezit, its Themafonds 17de-eeuwse schilderkunst and the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds), the Mondriaan Fonds, the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science’s Nationaal Aankoopfonds, the BankGiro Loterij, a private individual and the Rijksmuseum International Circle.
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12. Portrait of Edzard Jacob Tjarda van Starckenborgh, by Martinus van Grevenbroeck. c.1670–73. Oil on panel, 76.5 by 62 cm. Acquired in 2017 by the Landgoed Verhildersum, Leens, with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt (thanks in part to its BankGiro Loterij Aankoopfonds) and various private individuals.
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14. Drinking vessel, engraved with the names of twenty-two aristocratic Frisian men and women, attributed to the Gelaesenhuys Workshop, Antwerp. c.1599. Glass, height 17.8 cm. Acquired in 2019 by the Ottema Kingma Stichting, with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt (thanks in part to its Saskia Fonds), on long-term loan to the Fries Museum, Leeuwarden. (Photograph Michiel Stokmans).
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15. Cross-section of a house on fire, preparatory study by Jan van der Heyden for a print in ‘Beschryving der nieuwlijks uitgevonden [. . .] brand-spuiten’, Amsterdam 1690. c.1690. Black chalk, pen and brown ink with grey wash on paper, 34 by 46.1 cm. Acquired in 2019 by the Amsterdam City Archives with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt (thanks in part to its KOG-Vereniging Rembrandt Fonds, Themafonds Prenten en Tekeningen and Kruger Fonds), the Mondriaan Fonds, the City of Amsterdam, the Stichting Vrienden Stadsarchief Amsterdam and the Stichting Genootschap Amsterdam Museum.
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16. The Battle at Solebay, showing the ‘Royal James’ on fire, by Thomas Pointz after Willem van de Velde the Elder. c.1685–88. Tapestry, wool and silk, 330 by 457 cm. Acquired in 2019 by the Scheepvaartmuseum, Amsterdam, with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt (thanks in part to its Rembrandt UK Circle), the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science’s Nationaal Aankoopfonds, the Mondriaan Fonds, the Vereeniging Nederlandsch Historisch Scheepvaart Museum, the BankGiro Loterij, the Samenwerkende Maritieme Fondsen and Het Compagnie Fonds.
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17. Monumental organ clock, by Charles Clay, with sculpture by J.M. Rysbrack and a painting on the clock-face by Jacopo Amigoni. 1783. Oak, mahogany, pine, ebony, brass, gilt bronze, silver, copper, painting in oil, 252 by 120 by 120 cm. Acquired in 2016 by the Museum Speelklok, Utrecht, with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt (thanks in part to its Stortenbeker Fonds and Fonds van de Utrecht & Gooi Cirkel), the Mondriaan Fonds, the BankGiro Loterij, the VSBfonds, the City of Utrecht and the Stichting Vrienden Museum Speelklok.
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18. Pale kangaroo mouse, by Aert Schouman. 1786. Black chalk and watercolour, 22 by 16.1 cm. Acquired in 2015 by the Dordrechts Museum with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt and the VSBfonds.
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19. Dutch girl at breakfast, by Jean-Etienne Liotard. c.1756. Oil on canvas, 46.8 by 39 cm. Acquired in 2016 by the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt (thanks in part to its Nationaal Fonds Kunstbezit), the BankGiro Loterij, the Mondriaan Fonds, the VSBfonds, the Rijksmuseum Fonds, the Rijksmuseum International Circle and various private individuals.
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20. Hanukia, known as the Rintel menorah, by Pieter Robol II. 1753. Silver, 103 by 131 cm. Acquired in 2016 by the Joods Historisch Museum, Amsterdam, with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt (thanks in part to its Themafonds Zilver), the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, the Mondriaan Fonds and the VSBfonds.
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22. Eight-part folding screen with a view of Deshima in the bay of Nagasaki, by Kawahara Keiga. c.1836. Ink and pigments on silk, mounted on a wooden frame, 171.2 by 457.6 cm. Acquired in 2018 by the Museum Volkenkunde, Leiden, with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt (thanks in part to its Themafonds Toegepaste kunst en Design, the fund of the Utrecht & Gooi Cirkel and Van Rijn Fonds), the Mondriaan Fonds, the VSBfonds, the BankGiro Loterij and the Vereniging van Vrienden van Museum Volkenkunde.
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23. Portrait of Felix Auerbach, by Edvard Munch. 1906. Oil on canvas, 85.4 by 77.1 cm. Acquired in 2017 by the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt (thanks in part to its Maljers-de Jongh Fonds and the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds), the BankGiro Loterij, the VSBfonds and the members of The Yellow House.
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24. Entrance of the theatre, by Lawrence Alma-Tadema. 1866. Oil on canvas, 70.4 by 98.4 cm. Acquired in 2015 by the Fries Museum, Leeuwarden, with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt (thanks in part to its Saskia Fonds and Van Rijn Fonds), the BankGiro Loterij, the Mondriaan Fonds, the Wassenbergh-Clarijs- Fontein Stichting and the Vrienden van het Fries Museum.
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25. Peasant burning weeds, by Vincent van Gogh. 1883. Oil on canvas on panel, 30.5 by 39.7 cm. Acquired in 2019 by the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, and Drents Museum, Assen, with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt (thanks in part to its Themafonds Impressionisme/ Claude Monet Fonds, Hendrickje Fonds and the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds), the Mondriaan Fonds and the BankGiro Loterij, with special funding for the Drents Museum from the Province of Drenthe, the Beringer Hazewinkel Fonds, the Stichting Vrienden van het Drents Museum and the Stichting Steunfonds, and for the Van Gogh Museum from the Vincent van Gogh Stichting.
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26. Contra-composition VII, by Theo van Doesburg. 1924. Oil on canvas, 45.3 by 45 cm. Acquired in 2017 by the Museum De Lakenhal, Leiden, with the support of the the Vereniging Rembrandt (thanks in part to its Nationaal Fonds Kunstbezit, Van Lith-Dumont Fonds and BankGiro Loterij Aankoopfonds), the Mondriaan Fonds, the VSBfonds, the Vereniging van Belangstellenden in Museum De Lakenhal, the Lucas van Leyden Mecenaat, the City of Leiden, the De Banderfonds administered by the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds, and various private individuals.
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27. Four-part tea set, by Jan Eisenloeffel, produced by Stoffels and Co., Amsterdam. c.1903. Silver and ebony, various sizes. Acquired in 2017 by the Drents Museum, Assen, with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt.
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28. Coffee pot, by Emmy Roth. c.1930. Silver and ivory, height 29 cm. Acquired in 2017 by the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt and the Mondriaan Fonds.
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29. On the IJ in 1837, by Charles Leickert. 1870. Oil on canvas, 102 by 150 cm. Acquired in 2019 by the Veenkoloniaal Museum, Veendam, with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt (thanks in part to its Groninger Fonds), the J.B. Scholtenfonds and various private individuals.
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3. Triptych with Madonna and saints, with scenes of the Passion on the wings; when closed: Christ carrying the cross, by the Master of St Veronica. c.1410. Oil on oak panel, 70 by 32.5 (central panel), 70 by 16 cm. (wings). Acquired in 2018 by the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt (thanks in part to its Fonds voor Klassieke Beeldende Kunst, Themafonds Middeleeuwen en Renaissance, and the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds), the Mondriaan Fonds, the BankGiro Loterij, the Stichting Bevordering van Volkskracht, the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds (thanks in part to its Breeman Talle Fonds), the Stichting Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, and various private individuals.
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30. Le miroir vivant, by René Magritte. 1928. Oil on canvas, 54.5 by 73 cm. Acquired in 2015 by the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt (thanks in part to its Dura Kunstfonds), the Mondriaan Fonds, the Stichting Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, the Stichting Fonds Willem van Rede, the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds (thanks in part to its Breeman Talle Fonds), the BankGiro Loterij and various private individuals.
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31. Durban, South Africa: four women on a bench labelled Europeans / Blankes; a man passing by, dummy material for the photobook Sweet life, by Ed van der Elsken. 1960–66. Vintage print photograph, mounted on one of a series of eighty-six sheets, 22.5 by 34 cm. Acquired in 2016 by the Universitaire bibliotheken, Leiden, with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt (thanks in part to its BankGiro Loterij Aankoopfonds) and the Mondriaan Fonds.
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32. Gewitterfront, by Neo Rauch. 2016. Oil on canvas, 150 by 100 cm. Acquired in 2016 by the Museum De Fundatie, Zwolle, with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt (thanks in part to its Titus Fonds), the BankGiro Loterij, the Mondriaan Fonds and the VSBfonds.
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33. Cupboard with twelve Old Testament scenes, by Hendrik Nicolaas Werkman. 1943. Oak cupboard, height 184 cm.; paintings on plywood panels, each 26 by 40 cm. Acquired in 2017 by the Groninger Museum, Groningen, with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt (thanks in part to its E.A. en C.M. Alkema-Hilbrands Fonds), the BankGiro Loterij, the Stichting Beringer Hazewinkel, the Stichting J.B. Scholtenfonds, the Stichting H.S. Kammingafonds, the Groninger Museum Salon, the Vereniging Vrienden van het Groninger Museum, and Han Leutscher-Hazelhoff in memory of Dick Leutscher.
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34. Detail of Tomb of the unknown craftsman, by Grayson Perry. 2011–16. Cast iron, oil paint, glass, rope, wood and flint celt, height 305 cm. Acquired in 2016 by the Bonnefanten, Maastricht, with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt (thanks in part to its Titus Fonds and Innorosa Fonds) and the Mondriaan Fonds.
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35. Grand stairwell installation, by Dale Chihuly. 2018. Seventy elements of handblown glass, installed on three walls twelve metres high. Acquired in 2019 by the Groninger Museum with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt (thanks in part to its Titus Fonds, Themafonds Glas, Innorosa Fonds and Groninger Fonds), the Mondriaan Fonds, the De Marees van Swinderen-de Blocq van Scheltinga bequest, the Van Os-Van Calcar bequest, de Groninger Museum Salon, the BankGiro Loterij, Reineke Bennema and Willem Bok and Het Singeldorp. (Photograph Siese Veenstra).
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36. Farewell to Washington Square, by Paul Thek. 1972. Acrylic on canvas, 244.3 by 167.5 cm. Acquired in 2019 by the Kunstmuseum, The Hague, with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt (thanks in part to its Titus Fonds, Coleminks Fonds and Themafonds Naoorlogse en Hedendaagse kunst) and the Mondriaan Fonds.
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4. Seated Virgin with a standing Christ Child, circle of Adriaen van Wesel. c.1480. Oak, with traces of original polychromy, height 28 cm. Acquired in 2016 by the Museum Catharijneconvent, Utrecht, with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt (thanks in part to its Schoufour-Martin Fonds and Mr J.J.A.M Kennis Fonds), the bequest of Koos Bogaarts, the Vereniging Vrienden van Museum Catharijneconvent, and contributions by friends and family of its former director Henri Defoer.
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5. Christ’s resurrection and triumph over death, devil and sin, by Wouter Pietersz Crabeth I. c.1560–70. Stained glass, 23.2 by 19.7 cm. Acquired in 2018 by the Museum Gouda with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt (thanks in part to its Mr J.J.A.M. Kennis Fonds) and the Vereniging van Goudse Museumvrienden.
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6. Bell from the church in Alphen, Brabant, by Jan van den Ghein. 1540. Bronze, height 72 cm, diameter 67 cm. Acquired in 2016 by the Museum Klok en Peel, Asten, with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt (thanks in part to its Mr. J.J.A.M. Kennis Fonds) and the VSBfonds.
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7. Portrait of a nun, perhaps the artist’s half-sister Barbara, by Abraham Bloemaert. c.1612. Red and white chalk on light brown paper, 14.6 by 13.2 cm. Acquired in 2015 by the Teylers Museum, Haarlem, with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt, the Stichting Nationaal Fonds Kunstbezit and Matthijs de Clerq.
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8. Amorous couple, by Gerrit Pietersz Sweelinck. c.1601. Black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown and blue wash on paper, 13.9 by 9.2 cm. Acquired in 2015 by the Teylers Museum, Haarlem, with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt, the Stichting Nationaal Fonds Kunstbezit and Matthijs de Clercq.
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9. Banquet of the gods, by Joachim Wtewael. c.1601–03. Oil on copper, 15.5 by 20.5 cm. Acquired in 2019 by the Centraal Museum, Utrecht, with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt (thanks in part to its Themafonds 17de-eeuwse schilderkunst, Fonds van de Utrecht and Gooi Cirkel, Caius Fonds and the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds), the Mondriaan Fonds, the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science’s Nationaal Aankoopfonds and various private individuals.
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13. Pair of flower pyramids. Delft, c.1690, the top segments Chinese, added c.1700. Delft earthenware and Chinese porcelain, height 153 cm. Acquired in 2019 by the Kunstmuseum, The Hague, with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt (thanks in part to its Nationaal Fonds Kunstbezit, Van Rijn Fonds and the Stichting Van Rees-Klatte), the Mondriaan Fonds, the Kunstmuseum Fonds and the BankGiro Loterij. (Photograph Gerrit Schreurs).
Non-western art unattributed:
21. Two beauties. Japan, c.1670–80. Kakiemon porcelain, height 39.3 and 38.4 cm. Acquired in 2015 by the Keramiekmuseum Princessehof, Leeuwarden, with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt (thanks in part to its BankGiro Loterij Aankoopfonds and Themafonds Niet-Westerse kunst), the Mondriaan Fonds and the Wassenbergh-Clarijs-Fontein Stichting.
Western art unattributed:
2. The Ommerschans Sword. c.1500–1350 BC. Bronze, length 68.3 cm. Acquired in 2017 by the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden, with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt (thanks in part to its Van Rijn Fonds, Hendrickje Fonds and Eleonora Jeuken-Tesser Fonds), the Mondriaan Fonds, the BankGiro Loterij and the museum’s RoMeO association of friends.
Obituary
Pieter J.J. van Thiel (1928–2012)
11/2012 | 1316 | 154
Pages: 791
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Hecht, Peter (Hecht, Peter)
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Letter
Mondrian and the Vereniging Rembrandt
05/2009 | 1274 | 151
Pages: 321
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Hecht, Peter (Hecht, Peter)
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Book Review
Frans van Mieris (1635-1681) the Elder
08/1983 | 965 | 125
Pages: 501-503
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Hecht, Peter (Hecht, Peter)
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Sayles, Hilary (Sayles, Hilary)
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Frans van Mieris (1635-1681) the Elder | author: Naumann, Otto
Illustrations
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60. Title Page to G. Ogier's Seven hooft-sonden... vermakelyck ende leersaem voor-gestelt. Engraving by Bouttats. Amsterdam, 1682.
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61. Soldier, by Frans van Mieris. Signed and Dated 1667. Panel, 17.5 by 13.5 cm. (Formerly Gemäldegalerie, Dresden).