In 2012, two graphic designers, Rick Jordens and Yoram Zeeman, independently of each other and on their own initiative, submitted designs for a potential replacement of the permanent WA postage stamps following the transition from euro notation to numerical notation. Both created the designs under the...
In 2023, the TOP 5 Dutch artists are featured in multiple exhibitions. The list of the TOP 5 Dutch artists is a personal list, because you could also name a TOP 10 list of the best artists of...
On November 7, 2022, PostNL issued 'String Instruments' as personalized stamps. And these instruments come from my favorite museum in The Hague: the Kunstmuseum. Readers know this museum by its older name, the 'Gemeentemuseum,' and it is located in The Hague's Statenkwartier...
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, I did not go abroad during the holidays this year. However, visiting cities is a great alternative. The Netherlands has much beauty to offer. Amersfoort is one of them, a city I actually didn't know at all...
In 1925, the school moved to Dessau, where Gropius designed a brand-new building. The Dessau period (1925–1931) is also regarded as the heyday of the art movement. The most famous products and the white buildings were realized during this period. In...
After De Rijp/Amstelveen (2014), Dordrecht (2015), Zwolle (2016), Tilburg (2017), and Groningen (2018), it is Amersfoort's turn. On Saturday, April 27, King Willem-Alexander will celebrate his 52nd birthday together with Queen Máxima and the rest of the Royal Family...
The Image Bank of the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands contains an enormous number of images from four categories—monuments, archaeology, cultural landscape & collections—that have been created over the past 150 years. In mid-March 2019, shortly after the application, the Image Bank received the status...
Last Sunday, part one of an article about the art movement De Stijl appeared. The article was prompted by the Beetsterzwaag Art Weekend. The 9th edition of this event was dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the De Stijl art movement. It struck me...
Hendrik Magdalenus Bruna (nicknamed Dikkie, because he was a chubby baby) was born on August 23, 1927 (and died on February 16, 2017). The seemingly genderless rabbit Miffy, a girl, was first created in 1955 by graphic artist...
Today, on the first day of sale of the 100 Years of DE STIJL stamp sheet, I will discuss the ten stamps in combination with the artworks. Topics covered include the background information for each stamp, the quotes on the tabs, and the...
On March 27, 2017, PostNL is issuing the 100 Years of De Stijl stamp sheet, dedicated to this influential Dutch art movement of the twentieth century. The stamps feature iconic work by representatives of De Stijl, including Theo van Doesburg, Piet...
It is 100 years ago that the magazine De Stijl was founded in Leiden under the editorship of Theo van Doesburg. In this magazine, diverse artists, designers, and architects published their innovative ideas of the De Stijl art movement, which included Piet Mondrian, Bart...
Three current points of interest have prompted me to draw your attention now to the '100 Years of De Stijl' stamp issue, which will not be available for purchase until March 27, 2017: The newspaper headline 'Museum Dr8888 kicks off Stijl Year 2017' from the...
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