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Theo van Hoytema - Kalenderblad september met watervogels tussen het riet

Kalenderblad september met watervogels tussen het riet (1916)

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

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.

In Collection: Animal Calenders by Theo van Hoytema (View all 180)

Kalenderblad juni met jonge vogels in een nest

Kalenderblad juni met jonge vogels in een nest (1915)

Theo van Hoytema (Dutch, 1863-1917)
Kalenderblad november met vogel in de regen

Kalenderblad november met vogel in de regen (1907)

Theo van Hoytema (Dutch, 1863-1917)
Kalenderblad oktober met bonte kraai

Kalenderblad oktober met bonte kraai (1909)

Theo van Hoytema (Dutch, 1863-1917)
Kalenderblad juni met zwaluwen

Kalenderblad juni met zwaluwen (1909)

Theo van Hoytema (Dutch, 1863-1917)
Kalenderblad maart met kroonkranen

Kalenderblad maart met kroonkranen (1905)

Theo van Hoytema (Dutch, 1863-1917)
Kalenderblad oktober met trekvogels

Kalenderblad oktober met trekvogels (1911)

Theo van Hoytema (Dutch, 1863-1917)
Kalenderblad juni met kuikens

Kalenderblad juni met kuikens (1914)

Theo van Hoytema (Dutch, 1863-1917)
Kalenderblad februari met sneeuwklokjes en muizen

Kalenderblad februari met sneeuwklokjes en muizen (1910)

Theo van Hoytema (Dutch, 1863-1917)
Kalenderblad mei gans met jongen

Kalenderblad mei gans met jongen (1912)

Theo van Hoytema (Dutch, 1863-1917)
Kalenderblad januari met uil

Kalenderblad januari met uil (1904)

Theo van Hoytema (Dutch, 1863-1917)
Kalenderblad januari met kraaiende haan

Kalenderblad januari met kraaiende haan (1915)

Theo van Hoytema (Dutch, 1863-1917)
Kalenderblad december met papegaai

Kalenderblad december met papegaai (1907)

Theo van Hoytema (Dutch, 1863-1917)
Kalenderblad augustus met witte duif

Kalenderblad augustus met witte duif (1915)

Theo van Hoytema (Dutch, 1863-1917)
Kalenderblad maart met ooievaars

Kalenderblad maart met ooievaars (1902)

Theo van Hoytema (Dutch, 1863-1917)
Kalenderblad november met drie slapende eenden

Kalenderblad november met drie slapende eenden (1912)

Theo van Hoytema (Dutch, 1863-1917)
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