Jan Sluyters

Johannes Carolus Bernardus (Jan) Sluijters, or Sluyters (17 December 1881 in 's-Hertogenbosch – 8 May 1957 in Amsterdam) was a Dutch painter and co-founder of the Moderne Kunstkring.

Jan Sluijters (1951)

Sluijters (in English often spelled "Sluyters") was a leading pioneer of various Post-Impressionist movements in the Netherlands.^[1] He experimented with several styles, including Fauvism and Cubism, finally settling on a colorful expressionism. His paintings feature nude studies, portraits, landscapes, and still lifes. His work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics.^[2]

Legacy

A number of streets are named after him in the Netherlands, including one in the neighborhood of streets named after 19th and 20th century Dutch painters in Overtoomse Veld-Noord, Amsterdam.

Public collections

Dutch stamp (1928) w. Herman Boerhaave (design by Sluijters)

Among the public collections holding works by Jan Sluyters are:

• Dordrechts Museum, Dordrecht, The Netherlands
• Drents Museum, Assen, The Netherlands
• Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
• Noordbrabants Museum, Den Bosch, The Netherlands
• Nederlands Steendrukmuseum, Valkenswaard, The Netherlands
• Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• Singer Museum, Laren, The Netherlands
• Stedelijk Museum Alkmaar, Alkmaar, The Netherlands
• Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
• Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
• Museum de Fundatie, Zwolle, The Netherlands