Jan Toorop

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O Grave, Where Is Thy Victory? (1892)

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Jan Toorop (1858-1928) was a Dutch painter whose works straddle the space between the Symbolist painters and Art Nouveau.

Related Topics:
1858 - 1928 - Symbolist painters - Art Nouveau

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He was born in Java, and studied in Delft and Amsterdam. He developed a style based on a mixture of Javanese motifs with Symbolism, and his willowy figures and curvilinear designs prefigure Art Nouveau.

Related Topics:
Java - Delft - Amsterdam - Symbolism

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