Jan Sluyters

January Sluijters and Jan Sluyters ( born December 17, 1881 in 's-Hertogenbosch, † May 8, 1957 in Amsterdam ) was a painter from the Netherlands.

Life

In 1901 he studied at the Amsterdam Academy of Fine Arts, along with his friend and colleague Leo Gestel. In 1904, he married his first wife and was awarded the Dutch Prix de Rome. Two years later he came after a study trip to France under the influence of Fauvism. His marriage failed in 1910; and three years later he married his second wife. In 1913 he took part in Berlin with three images on the First German Autumn Salon.

In 1917 he was a member of the venerable club Pulchri Artist Studio in The Hague. Three years later he joined the Amsterdam artist society Arti et Amicitiae. It is noteworthy that in 1929 a jury member for the selection of the first Miss Holland was, perhaps because he knew how to judge the beauty of the female body. Sluijters also produced posters ( affiches ) and designed book covers.

Work

Sluijters painted some landscapes, but especially portraits of women, often as an act this time were not without controversy, especially since he also painted black women. In addition, he created some portraits of children and designed - for economic reasons - also advertising posters.

His style developed from the symbolism of the Art Nouveau; after that he was influenced by Cubism and Futurism. Later he returned to more realistic representations.

Many of his works can be seen in the Noordbrabants Museum in 's- Hertogenbosch.