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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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Gezicht op een stad in de Maasvallei

Gezicht op een stad in de Maasvallei (1901)

Theo van Hoytema (Dutch, 1863-1917)
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Groep kauwtjes bij gebundelde korenschoven

Groep kauwtjes bij gebundelde korenschoven (1901)

Theo van Hoytema (Dutch, 1863-1917)
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In het gras liggende man

In het gras liggende man

Theo van Hoytema (Dutch, 1863-1917)
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Kaketoe op zitstok met voederbakken

Kaketoe op zitstok met voederbakken (1901)

Theo van Hoytema (Dutch, 1863-1917)
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Kaketoe

Kaketoe

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Animals
Kop van een krokodil

Kop van een krokodil

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Animals
Kraaiende haan

Kraaiende haan (1901)

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Kreeft

Kreeft

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Laantje in een tuin met knotwilgen

Laantje in een tuin met knotwilgen (1892)

Theo van Hoytema (Dutch, 1863-1917)
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Leren fietsen, twee figuren helpen een derde op de fiets

Leren fietsen, twee figuren helpen een derde op de fiets

Theo van Hoytema (Dutch, 1863-1917)
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Meeuwen

Meeuwen (1901)

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Meeuwen, maart

Meeuwen, maart

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Merelnest, juni

Merelnest, juni (1901)

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Mr. Kingston, buste

Mr. Kingston, buste

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Mr. Kingston, buste

Mr. Kingston, buste

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Nest van vier merels wordt gevoed door een ouder

Nest van vier merels wordt gevoed door een ouder (1901)

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Ontwerp februari

Ontwerp februari (1901)

Theo van Hoytema (Dutch, 1863-1917)
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Ooievaar daalt op het nest neer

Ooievaar daalt op het nest neer (1902)

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Oude dame, borstbeeld

Oude dame, borstbeeld

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Papegaai

Papegaai

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Papegaai

Papegaai

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Pauw, januari

Pauw, januari (1902)

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Portrait of the artist Jan Toorop

Portrait of the artist Jan Toorop

Theo van Hoytema (Dutch, 1863-1917)
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Roepende spreeuw

Roepende spreeuw (1901)

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Salamander in het water, april

Salamander in het water, april (1901)

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Schedel

Schedel

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Slang

Slang

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Spreeuw, februari

Spreeuw, februari (1902)

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Stukje bos met insecten, paddestoel, varens

Stukje bos met insecten, paddestoel, varens

Theo van Hoytema (Dutch, 1863-1917)
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Twee kauwtjes

Twee kauwtjes (1902)

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