Mesdag & Colenbrander – a shared Fascination with Ceramics
Somewhere along the line, it has become my personal mission to promote Dutch Art Nouveau to a broader (inter-)national audience. …
Category Archives: 5. AN Artists
Mozart’s Requiem: An Illuminated Manuscript
In this day and age of digital illustrations and Photoshop, Matt Hughes might be one of a dying breed. In …
William Morris would turn over in his grave
In September, I learned through Social Media that H&M was planning on launching a Fall Collection with famous prints from …
Unique Art Nouveau Choker ‘Glycines’ by Philippe Wolfers at TEFAF 2018
If you have been reading my blog for some time, you know that I have a thing for Epoque Fine Jewels, …
Wolfers Frères Jewellery Shop in Brussels
In November, I was invited to the re-opening of the Wolfers Frères Jewellery Shop in Brussels. As of 29 November 2017 the …
Can Matt Hughes re-establish Art Nouveau as a viable form of art?
Today, I am going to do something completely different. I’m going to do an interview! Looking at the statistics behind …
Hendrik Methorst (1896-1969)
With the exhibition Living in the Amsterdam School currently at the Stedelijk Museum and heaps of other events celebrating 100 …
Jan Toorop (1858-1928)
Until the end of this month (29 May 2016), the Gemeentemuseum in The Hague is presenting a large exhibition about Johannes …
Reprinting a lost Mucha Masterpiece
In 1899 Art Nouveau illustrator Alphonse Mucha printed a limited number of 510 copies of his most personal work-on-paper. More than …
Sergius Hruby (1869-1943)
Do you recognise that feeling? When you just know you’ve discovered something special? When I first saw this painting I …
