Great Danes | Porcelain Masterpieces, Copenhagen 1890-1930
Between 1890 and 1930 Danish porcelain manufacturers Royal Copenhagen and Bing & Grøndahl produced beautiful ceramic objects that were admired …
Tag Archives: Japonism
Pilot Houses Spuistraat 59-65, Vlissingen
I have been meaning to share these extraordinary Pilot Houses in Vlissingen (Flushing) with you for quite a few years. …
Eastern Light – The Impact of Japan on Western Art
In a distant corner of the Dutch countryside, I visited the Lalique Museum to see their exhibition Eastern Light – …
Art Breda, an unexpected Dutch Treasure Trove
Yesterday, I visited Art Breda, where specialist art and antique dealers, mostly from The Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, show their …
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. …
Kachō-ga. The Poetry of Japanese Nature
During the Christmas holidays, I decided to visit Japanmuseum SieboldHuis in Leiden as they appeared to have a fairly interesting exhibition …
Art Nouveau in The Netherlands
Honestly, I have been procrastinating to write about this exhibition for months as I couldn’t figure out where to start. There …
French Ceramics 1875–1945
At the moment, there are 3 exceptional exhibitions at the Gemeentemuseum in The Hague. The first one, Des Céramiques Sublimes, French …
Klimt painting Judith I coming to The Hague
I know it’s only little over a year ago that I tweeted I was afraid to admit that I didn’t …
Bertha Lum (1869-1954)
Art Nouveau was heavily inspired by Japanese Art, and in particular by Japanese Wood Block Prints; it was just last …
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