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Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst
Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst

Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst

Dutch, 1868 - 1938
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Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst was a Dutch painter, draftsman, lithographer, book cover designer, etcher and writer. Many of his works were in a modified Symbolist style.

His father, Adriaan Roland Holst, was a manufacturer and underwriter. His nephew, also named Adriaan Roland Holst, was a well known poet. From 1885 to 1890, he studied at the Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten with August Allebé, among others. After 1918, he was teacher there and served as Director from 1926 to 1934. In 1896, he married the poet and revolutionary, Henriette van der Schalk. Their marriage remained childless.

Holst was in a relationship with fellow artist Debora Duyvis (1874-1960) from about 1926 until his death.

He was heavily influenced by the ideas of the writer, William Morris; treating art as an idealistic, service-oriented activity, emphasizing purity and clear form. He also attached great importance to collaborations between artists from different disciplines, so he is often referred to as a "community artist". In addition, he was a confirmed socialist and a close friend of the leftist writer, Herman Gorter

This influence may also be reflected in his harsh criticism of Johanna Gezina van Gogh-Bonger while she was organizing in 1892 an exhibition of Vincent Willem van Gogh's, her brother in law's works, hence indirectly criticizing also Van Goghs's work:

"Mrs Van Gogh is a charming little woman, but it irritates me when someone gushes fanatically on a subject she knows nothing about, and although blinded by sentimentality still thinks she is adopting a strictly critical attitude. It is schoolgirlish twaddle, nothing more. [...] The work that Mrs Van Gogh would like best is the one that was the most bombastic and sentimental, the one that made her shed the most tears; she forgets that her sorrow is turning Vincent into a god."

He made numerous woodcuts, designed posters, and provided illustrations for Henriette's works, as well as designing the typography. Most of his works were small in scale, but he also created murals for the Beurs van Berlage, the office of the General Diamond Workers' Union of the Netherlands (known as the "Burcht van Berlage [nl]") and the building of the Supreme Court of the Netherlands in The Hague.

Later, he designed stained glass windows for St. Martin's Cathedral, Utrecht and several public buildings.

He has a statue on the Parnassusweg, on the bridge over the Zuider Amstelkanaal; together with statues of the architect, Hendrik Petrus Berlage, and the sculptor, Joseph Mendes da Costa. They were created in 1940/41 by the sculptor, Hildo Krop, but could not be installed until after the war; due to opposition from the German occupation forces.

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Kiemcel II

Kiemcel II (c. 1868 - c. 1938)

Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst (Dutch, 1868 - 1938)
Abstract
Zes cirkelvormige ontwerpen

Zes cirkelvormige ontwerpen (1878 - 1938)

Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst (Dutch, 1868 - 1938)
Abstract
1 mei

1 mei (1899)

Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst (Dutch, 1868 - 1938)
Illustration
Building Site in Amsterdam

Building Site in Amsterdam (1891)

Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst (Dutch, 1868 - 1938)
Figurative
Lezende vrouw in een boslandschap

Lezende vrouw in een boslandschap (1878 - 1938)

Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst (Dutch, 1868 - 1938)
Illustration
Ontwerp voor schildering in de beurs van Berlage; De Handel

Ontwerp voor schildering in de beurs van Berlage; De Handel (1878 - 1938)

Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst (Dutch, 1868 - 1938)
Illustration
Portrait of Harpje, Aged 15

Portrait of Harpje, Aged 15 (1895)

Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst (Dutch, 1868 - 1938)
Illustration
Foothpad with Willow and a Village on the Horizon

Foothpad with Willow and a Village on the Horizon (1891)

Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst (Dutch, 1868 - 1938)
Landscape
Orchard at Eemnes

Orchard at Eemnes (1888 - 1895)

Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst (Dutch, 1868 - 1938)
Landscape
Geboorte van Venus

Geboorte van Venus (1924)

Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst (Dutch, 1868 - 1938)
Abstract
De Parelduiker

De Parelduiker (1918)

Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst (Dutch, 1868 - 1938)
Abstract
Omslagontwerp voor; Feestprogramma van de Algemene Nederlandse Diamantbewerkersbond bij de invoering van de achturendag

Omslagontwerp voor; Feestprogramma van de Algemene Nederlandse Diamantbewerkersbond bij de invoering van de achturendag (1911)

Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst (Dutch, 1868 - 1938)
Posters
Prent ter gelegenheid van het tienjarig jubileum van de Algemene Nederlandse Diamantbewerkersbond in 1904

Prent ter gelegenheid van het tienjarig jubileum van de Algemene Nederlandse Diamantbewerkersbond in 1904 (1904)

Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst (Dutch, 1868 - 1938)
Posters
Ex libris van de Vereeniging Joan Blaeu

Ex libris van de Vereeniging Joan Blaeu (1918)

Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst (Dutch, 1868 - 1938)
Illustration
Ex libris van Tellegen-Stoop

Ex libris van Tellegen-Stoop (1915)

Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst (Dutch, 1868 - 1938)
Illustration
Hollandsche Teekenmaatschappij Pulchri Studio 4-30 Sept.

Hollandsche Teekenmaatschappij Pulchri Studio 4-30 Sept. (1918)

Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst (Dutch, 1868 - 1938)
Posters
Man die een fakkel vasthoudt

Man die een fakkel vasthoudt (1904)

Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst (Dutch, 1868 - 1938)
Posters
Omslagontwerp voor; Catalogus van de Ideal Home Exhibition, 1912

Omslagontwerp voor; Catalogus van de Ideal Home Exhibition, 1912 (1912)

Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst (Dutch, 1868 - 1938)
Posters
Ontwerp voor; Diploma voor trouwe dienst bij Calvé-Delft

Ontwerp voor; Diploma voor trouwe dienst bij Calvé-Delft (1924)

Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst (Dutch, 1868 - 1938)
Posters
Herinnering

Herinnering (1913)

Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst (Dutch, 1868 - 1938)
Figurative
A Farmer standing near a Hay-Stack

A Farmer standing near a Hay-Stack (1889)

Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst (Dutch, 1868 - 1938)
Figurative
A Farmer walking along the Fringe of a Wood

A Farmer walking along the Fringe of a Wood (1889)

Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst (Dutch, 1868 - 1938)
Figurative
A Peasant Woman carrying a Sack

A Peasant Woman carrying a Sack (1889)

Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst (Dutch, 1868 - 1938)
Figurative
A Peasant Woman with a Stick

A Peasant Woman with a Stick (1890)

Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst (Dutch, 1868 - 1938)
Figurative
Jan Verkade (1868-1946) Painting under a Tree at Hattem

Jan Verkade (1868-1946) Painting under a Tree at Hattem (1891)

Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst (Dutch, 1868 - 1938)
Figurative
Woman of Huizen sitting under a Tree

Woman of Huizen sitting under a Tree (1888 - 1895)

Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst (Dutch, 1868 - 1938)
Figurative
Corner of a Garden with Nasturtiums

Corner of a Garden with Nasturtiums (1891)

Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst (Dutch, 1868 - 1938)
Landscape
Corner of a Pond near Breukelen

Corner of a Pond near Breukelen (1888)

Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst (Dutch, 1868 - 1938)
Landscape
Landscape by Moonlight

Landscape by Moonlight (1891)

Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst (Dutch, 1868 - 1938)
Landscape
Orchard at Eemnes

Orchard at Eemnes (1888 - 1895)

Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst (Dutch, 1868 - 1938)
Landscape
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