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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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Twee uilen op een muur

Twee uilen op een muur (1895)

Theo van Hoytema (Dutch, 1863-1917)
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Twee vliegende meeuwen

Twee vliegende meeuwen (1873 - 1917)

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Twee vlooiende apen

Twee vlooiende apen (1878 - 1914)

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Twee vogels op takken

Twee vogels op takken (1878 - 1917)

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Twee witte kalkoenen bij hulsttakken in de sneeuw

Twee witte kalkoenen bij hulsttakken in de sneeuw (1897)

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Twee zilverfazanten

Twee zilverfazanten (1878 - 1905)

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Twee zilverreigers

Twee zilverreigers (1878 - 1905)

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Twee zilverreigers

Twee zilverreigers (1898)

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Twee zwemmende eenden

Twee zwemmende eenden (1878 - 1909)

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Two Arabian Vultures

Two Arabian Vultures (1885 - 1917)

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Uil op een tak (bubo lettii)

Uil op een tak (bubo lettii) (1878 - 1889)

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Uilen op een tak

Uilen op een tak (1873 - 1917)

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Vier steenuilen en twee torenvalken

Vier steenuilen en twee torenvalken (1898)

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Vijf angorakonijnen

Vijf angorakonijnen (after 1873 - in or before 1917)

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Vijf apen in een hok

Vijf apen in een hok (1899 - 1900)

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Vijf ibissen en een kwak

Vijf ibissen en een kwak (1898)

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Vijf kuikens

Vijf kuikens (1878 - 1915)

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Vijf ooievaars in een wei

Vijf ooievaars in een wei (1878 - 1914)

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Vijver met eend

Vijver met eend (1878 - 1914)

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Vlooiende apen

Vlooiende apen (1878 - 1910)

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Vogel in het riet

Vogel in het riet (1878 - 1907)

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Wenskaart met twee uilen

Wenskaart met twee uilen (1890)

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Wenskaart met zes ganzen

Wenskaart met zes ganzen (1878 - 1917)

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Wenskaart met zes uilen

Wenskaart met zes uilen (1890)

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Winterkoninkje op maretak

Winterkoninkje op maretak (1878 - 1917)

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Witte duiven in venster

Witte duiven in venster (1878 - 1910)

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Witte kaketoe

Witte kaketoe (1878 - 1914)

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Witte pauw op tak

Witte pauw op tak (1878 - 1910)

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Zes kerkuilen slapend op besneeuwde takken

Zes kerkuilen slapend op besneeuwde takken (1939)

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Zes kikkers en padden

Zes kikkers en padden (1878 - 1914)

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