art_history_animalia, 2 months ago #FishFriday : Theo Nieuwenhuis (Dutch, 1866-1951) Gold Carps, 1894 Watercolor & graphite on white wove paper, in frame: 94 × 123.2 × 6 cm (37 × 48 1/2 × 2 3/8 in.) On display at Harvard Art Museums Gallery label: “An accomplished watercolorist, graphic artist, and furniture and interior designer, Nieuwenhuis is highly regarded as a leading figure of Dutch Art Nouveau. Trained in Amsterdam, he traveled to Germany, Austria, and France, including a two-year stint in Paris from 1888 to 1890, just at the beginning of a craze for Art Nouveau that quickly spread throughout Europe. This engaging work, in both subject matter and overall pattern-like composition, evidences the artist's synthesis of international influences, especially from Japanese art. The frame is original, designed by the artist as an integral part of the complete work. The engraved monogram is that of the work's first collector, Sara de Swart (1861-1951), a sculptor and protégé of Rodin and a collector of Van Gogh and other contemporary artists. She was a well-known figure in Dutch art circles, raising eyebrows for her unconventional, openly queer lifestyle.”
#FishFriday : Theo Nieuwenhuis (Dutch, 1866-1951) Gold Carps, 1894 Watercolor & graphite on white wove paper, in frame: 94 × 123.2 × 6 cm (37 × 48 1/2 × 2 3/8 in.) On display at Harvard Art Museums
Gallery label: “An accomplished watercolorist, graphic artist, and furniture and interior designer, Nieuwenhuis is highly regarded as a leading figure of Dutch Art Nouveau. Trained in Amsterdam, he traveled to Germany, Austria, and France, including a two-year stint in Paris from 1888 to 1890, just at the beginning of a craze for Art Nouveau that quickly spread throughout Europe. This engaging work, in both subject matter and overall pattern-like composition, evidences the artist's synthesis of international influences, especially from Japanese art. The frame is original, designed by the artist as an integral part of the complete work. The engraved monogram is that of the work's first collector, Sara de Swart (1861-1951), a sculptor and protégé of Rodin and a collector of Van Gogh and other contemporary artists. She was a well-known figure in Dutch art circles, raising eyebrows for her unconventional, openly queer lifestyle.”
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