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Theo van Hoytema
Theo van Hoytema

Theo van Hoytema

Dutch, 1863-1917
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Theodorus van Hoytema, or Hoijtema was a Dutch lithographer, illustrator and graphic designer, known for his book covers and calendars; especially those depicting birds.

His father was Secretary-General of the Department of Finance. He was the youngest of eight children. Both of his parents died during the 1870s, so he and some siblings moved to Klein Stadwijk, a village in Voorschoten. There, he received his first drawing lessons from his eldest sister. He attended the Stedelijk Gymnasium Leiden and, together with two of his older brothers, passed an exam that enabled them to find work at a financial firm. Theo, however, was not satisfied with office life and decided to become an artist.

He began by taking drawing classes at the Royal Academy of Art. While there, he drew and painted the stuffed animals at the Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie in Leiden. As a result, his uncle Adriaan van Oordt, Director of Brill Publishers, was able to get him his first commissions doing scientific illustrations. From 1889 to 1890, he became interested in lithography. That same year, he took up temporary residence in a garden house at Binckhorst Castle [nl]. The following year, after the success of his first picture book about birds (Hoe de vogels aan een koning kwamen), he was married and moved to Loosduinen. The marriage was, however, short-lived and childless, ending in divorce in 1902.

In 1892, he became a member of the Haagsche Kunstkring and joined Arti et Amicitiae in 1893. That same year, he produced an illustrated edition of The Ugly Duckling by Hans Christian Andersen, followed by several more bird-themed picture books.

He continued to move, restlessly, first to Voorburg then, in 1897, to Hilversum. For a time, he stayed with family members in London. His health became fragile and he was hospitalized for much of 1904 and 1905. He also spent a short time at a psychiatric sanatorium. When released, he went to live with a sister in The Hague and remained there, under her care, for the rest of his life.

Despite his illness, it was during this period that he created the calendars that made him famous. His designs also formed the basis for pottery and furniture. He and his wife were the models for the main characters in Leo en Gerda (1911), a novel by Aegidius Willem Timmerman [nl] about the generation of artists who began their careers in the 1880s. A street was named after him in 1923, and a monument was placed there in 2009.

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Augurkenplant

Augurkenplant (1898)

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Bloemenzee

Bloemenzee (1895)

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Catalogusomslag met pad en libelle

Catalogusomslag met pad en libelle (in or before 1897)

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Catalogusomslag met twee apen.

Catalogusomslag met twee apen. (1900)

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Catalogusomslag met twee apen

Catalogusomslag met twee apen (1900)

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Dood vogeltje onder hazelaar- en kamperfoelietakken

Dood vogeltje onder hazelaar- en kamperfoelietakken (1905)

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Kerstkaart met drie flamingo’s

Kerstkaart met drie flamingo’s (1878 - 1917)

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Kerstkaart met vier kraaien

Kerstkaart met vier kraaien (1878 - 1917)

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Lente

Lente (1878 - 1914)

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Lente

Lente (in or before 1897)

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Nieuwjaar

Nieuwjaar (1894)

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Omslag voor het tijdschrift ‘De Tuin’

Omslag voor het tijdschrift ‘De Tuin’ (1899)

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Orchids

Orchids (c. 1900)

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Proefblad voor briefkaarten met vogels

Proefblad voor briefkaarten met vogels (1878 - 1914)

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Spotprent op de kieswet van Johannes Tak van Poortvliet

Spotprent op de kieswet van Johannes Tak van Poortvliet (in or before 1893)

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Spotprent over de kunsthistoricus Abraham Bredius

Spotprent over de kunsthistoricus Abraham Bredius (in or before 1893)

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Staande man in overjas

Staande man in overjas (1878 - 1917)

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Theo van Hoytema, Het leelijke jonge eendje, 1893

Theo van Hoytema, Het leelijke jonge eendje, 1893 (in or before 1893)

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Titelprent met kraaien voor de kalender van 1904

Titelprent met kraaien voor de kalender van 1904 (1903)

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Tweekoppige adelaar omringd door vogels

Tweekoppige adelaar omringd door vogels (in or before 1893)

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Uitnodiging met spin

Uitnodiging met spin (in or before 1897)

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Uitnodiging met twee kaketoes

Uitnodiging met twee kaketoes (in or before 1896)

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Uitnodigingskaart voor tentoonstelling van meubelen

Uitnodigingskaart voor tentoonstelling van meubelen (1878 - 1900)

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Vier voorstellingen betreffende het natuur- en geneeskundig congres te Leiden

Vier voorstellingen betreffende het natuur- en geneeskundig congres te Leiden (1889)

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Vijf voorstellingen met florale motieven

Vijf voorstellingen met florale motieven (1896)

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Vogel in begroeiing aan het water

Vogel in begroeiing aan het water (1911 - 1914)

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Wilde planten en bloemen

Wilde planten en bloemen (1878 - 1914)

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Zomer

Zomer (1896)

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Zwemmende zwaan

Zwemmende zwaan (1878 - 1914)

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Bloemen en planten

Bloemen en planten (1878 - 1912)

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