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Ontdek Schilder, Aquarellist, Tekenaar Paul Citroen 16920 19 afbeeldingen Paul Citroen man / Duits, Nederlands schilder, aquarellist, tekenaar, collagist, fotograaf, etser, lithograaf, ontwerper, glasontwerper, docent aan academie, kunsttheoreticus, auteur Naamvarianten In dit veld worden niet-voorkeursnamen zoals die in bronnen zijn aangetroffen, vastgelegd en toegankelijk gemaakt. Dit zijn bijvoorbeeld andere schrijfwijzen, bijnamen of namen van getrouwde vrouwen met of juist zonder de achternaam van een echtgenoot. Citroen, Roelof Paul Aretino signed 'Citroen', published books and articles under the pseudonym Aretino Kwalificaties schilder, aquarellist, tekenaar, collagist, fotograaf, etser, lithograaf, ontwerper, glasontwerper, docent aan academie, kunsttheoreticus, auteur as a photographer most active from 1924 to mid 30's Nationaliteit/school Duits, Nederlands Dutch parents; came to the Netherlands in 1917 and settled here in 1928 Geboren Berlijn 1896-12-15 Overleden Wassenaar 1983-03-13 Zie ook in dit veld vindt u verwijzingen naar een groepsnaam of naar de kunstenaars die deel uitma(a)k(t)en van de groep. Ook kunt u verwijzingen naar andere kunstenaars aantreffen als het gaat om samenwerking zonder dat er sprake is van een groep(snaam). Dit is bijvoorbeeld het geval bij kunstenaars die gedeelten in werken van een andere kunstenaar voor hun rekening hebben genomen (zoals bij P.P. Rubens en J. Brueghel I). Umbo Blumenfeld, Erwin In 1926, Citroen experimented with Umbo on new compositions, cuts and exposures (Sinderen et al. 2000) Deze persoon/entiteit in andere databases 1 treffer in RKDcollections 113 treffers in RKDimages als kunstenaar 38 treffers in RKDimages als provenance 75 treffers in RKDlibrary als onderwerp 27 treffers in RKDlibrary als auteur 1 treffer in RKDlibrary als illustrator 80 treffers in RKDexcerpts als kunstenaar Verder zoeken in RKDartists& Geboren 1896-12-15 Sterfplaats Wassenaar Plaats van werkzaamheid Berlijn Plaats van werkzaamheid Alkmaar Plaats van werkzaamheid Nederland Plaats van werkzaamheid Weimar (Thüringen) Plaats van werkzaamheid Basel (Zwitserland) Plaats van werkzaamheid Parijs Plaats van werkzaamheid Amsterdam Plaats van werkzaamheid Den Haag Plaats van werkzaamheid Leiden Plaats van werkzaamheid Wassenaar Plaats van werkzaamheid 's-Graveland (Wijdemeren) Kwalificaties schilder Kwalificaties aquarellist Kwalificaties tekenaar Kwalificaties collagist Kwalificaties fotograaf Kwalificaties etser Kwalificaties lithograaf Kwalificaties ontwerper Kwalificaties glasontwerper Kwalificaties docent aan academie Kwalificaties kunsttheoreticus Kwalificaties auteur Materiaal/techniek olieverf Materiaal/techniek bromidedruk Materiaal/techniek ontwikkelgelatinezilverdruk Product ex-libris Product postzegel Product ontwerp voor boekband, boek- of stofomslag Onderwerpen figuurvoorstelling Onderwerpen naaktfiguur Onderwerpen portret Onderwerpen kunstenaarsportret Onderwerpen zelfportret Onderwerpen landschap (als genre) Onderwerpen stadsgezicht Onderwerpen autonome fotografie Onderwerpen stilleven Onderwerpen bloemstilleven Opleiding Berlijn: opleiding Opleiding Studien-Atelier für Malerie und Plastik (Berlijn-Charlottenburg) Opleiding Bauhaus Schule (Weimar) Lid van vereniging Arti et Amicitiae (Arti, Amsterdam) Lid van vereniging Pulchri Studio (Den Haag) Lid van vereniging Bond van Kunstenaars ter Verdediging van de Kulturele Rechten (BKVK) Leraar aan academie/universiteit Akademie van beeldende kunsten (Den Haag) Leraar aan academie/universiteit Nieuwe Kunstschool (Amsterdam) Winnaar van prijs Jacob Marisprijs Collectie Citroen, Paul Auteur Citroen, Paul Standplaats archief Archief en bibliotheek Theo en Nelly van Doesburg Standplaats archief archief Jeanne Bieruma-Oosting Standplaats archief archief Han van Dam Standplaats archief archief Leo Gestel Standplaats archief archief W. Jos de Gruyter Standplaats archief archief Carel van Lier Standplaats archief archief Dick van Luijn Standplaats archief archief P.A. en V. Regnault Standplaats archief archief Lodewijk Schelfhout Standplaats archief archief Henri P.L. Wiessing Biografische gegevens Werkzame periode 1906 - 1983 c. 1906-1983 Opleiding Berlijn: opleiding 1910-1912 classes at an (unknown) drawing school in Berlin Studien-Atelier für Malerie und Plastik (Berlijn-Charlottenburg) 1912-1914 1916-1918 training for the book trade Bauhaus Schule (Weimar) 1922-1924 Werkzaam in Hier wordt vermeld waar de kunstenaar (langere tijd) heeft gewerkt en in welke periode. Ook relevante studiereizen worden hier vermeld. Berlijn 1912 - 1914 studied at the Academie Brandenburg (Leijerzapf e.a. 1984–) Alkmaar 1915 based in Alkmaar; also returned to Berlin in 1915 (Leijerzapf et al. 1984–) Berlijn 1916 - 1917 training as a bookseller (Leijerzapf et al. 1984–) Nederland 1917 - 1922 moved to the Netherlands (Leijerzapf e.a. 1984–); stayed in Amsterdam in 1917 Weimar (Thüringen) 1922 - 1924 training at the Bauhaus (Leijerzapf et al. 1984–) Basel (Zwitserland) 1928 travelled back and forth between Berlin, Amsterdam, Paris and Basel in the period 1924-1928 (Leijerzapf et al. 1984–) Parijs 1928 travelled back and forth between Berlin, Amsterdam, Paris and Basel in the period 1924-1928 (Leijerzapf et al. 1984–) Amsterdam 1928 travelled back and forth between Berlin, Amsterdam, Paris and Basel in the period 1924-1928 (Leijerzapf et al. 1984–) Berlijn 1928 travelled back and forth between Berlin, Amsterdam, Paris and Basel in the period 1924-1928 (Leijerzapf et al. 1984–) Amsterdam 1929 Wanningstraat 6 from 15 March until February 1929; according to his family card at the Amsterdam Archives Amsterdam 1929 - 1935 Kerkstraat 235 from 19 February 1929 until 1935; according to his family card at the Amsterdam Archives Den Haag 1935 appointed as a teacher at the Academy of Visual Arts (Leijerzapf et al. 1984–) Leiden 1935 lived in Leiden for a short time (Leijerzapf e.a. 1984–) Amsterdam 1935 - 1936 De Lairessestraat 128 from 4 September 1935 until May 1936; according to his family card in the Amsterdam Archives Amsterdam 1936 - 1936-03 Wanningstraat 6 from 5 May 1936 until March 1936; according to his family card in the Amsterdam Archives Wassenaar 1936-03 - 1983 moved to Wassenaar (Leijerzapf e.a. 1984–) 's-Graveland (Wijdemeren) 1944 - 1945 in hiding in 's-Graveland (Leijerzapf et al. 1984–) Den Haag 1945 - 1960 resumed teaching (Leijerzapf e.a. 1984–) Leraar aan academie/universiteit Akademie van beeldende kunsten (Den Haag) co-founder of the Nieuwe Kunstschool in Amsterdam (1933-1937) and teacher at the Academy of Visual Arts in The Hague (1935- 1960) Nieuwe Kunstschool (Amsterdam) Relaties met andere kunstenaars Leerling van In dit veld worden namen van leraren of leermeesters vermeld. Het gaat hier om die leermeesters die een relevante rol hebben gespeeld in de vorming van de leerling, dus niet om alle academieleraren die iemand heeft gehad. Zie ook het veld 'Opleiding'. Brandenburg, Martin Itten, Johannes Leraar van in dit veld worden namen van leerlingen vermeld. Het gaat hier om die leerlingen waarbij de leraar een relevante rol heeft gespeeld in diens vorming, dus niet om alle academieleerlingen die iemand heeft gehad. Zie ook het veld 'Opleiding'. Aken, Wim van Barnouw, Adriaan Jacob Beusekom, Jan van Boer, Hessel de Bol, Kees Borst Pauwels, Annie Bosch, Walter Brandes, Agnes Elisabeth Breur-Hibma, Aat Bromberg, Nettie Buurman, Kees Croiset, Eduard Dalenoord, Jenny Deppe, Dons Douwes Dekker, Edward Duyvensz, Johanna Efferen, Hans van Ehrenfest, Galinka Gans, Madeleine Giesel, Erna Gijzel, Adrian de Grieken, Jos van Hammacher, Vera Pauline Hartog, Henk Hoogendoorn, Ton Istha, Joop Jong, Hens de Kloot, Jaap Krever-Hoppen, Henriëtte Elizabeth Kuiper, Jan (1928-2017) Lampe, George Leeuwen, Petra van Liempt, Wim van Lutz, Gerard Maronier, Elisabeth Johanna Meerts, Ronnie Meijer, Mans Mermans-Zoetmulder, Claartje Merwijk, Jan van Metz, Lex Muhlenfeld, Corry Mulder, Kees Nadal, Fernando de Nanninga, Jaap Niemeijer, Pum Oostenbrink, Hendrik Overbeek, Wim van Raaphorst, Riet Rietbroek, Aart (1906-1970) Schaik, Ella van Smissaert, Piet Smolders, Jozef Staverman, Thomas Steinbach, Lucia Strüwer, Ardy Verhoeven, Aart Vroom, Jean Paul Weber, Rie Wegner, Toon Weihs, Bertram Wensma, Gerard Wentholt, Antoinette Wessendorp, Jan Zeegers, Jos Onderwerpen In dit veld worden de diverse onderwerpscategorieën of genres vermeld die in het oeuvre van de beschreven kunstenaar voorkomen. De inhoud van dit veld is doorgaans meer gebaseerd op het aanwezige beeldmateriaal in het RKD dan op de literatuur. figuurvoorstelling, naaktfiguur, portret, kunstenaarsportret, zelfportret, landschap (als genre), stadsgezicht, autonome fotografie, stilleven, bloemstilleven Materiaal/techniek olieverf, bromidedruk, ontwikkelgelatinezilverdruk Product ex-libris, postzegel, ontwerp voor boekband, boek- of stofomslag Prijzen Jacob Marisprijs 1950, 1956 Lid van Arti et Amicitiae (Arti, Amsterdam) Pulchri Studio (Den Haag) Bond van Kunstenaars ter Verdediging van de Kulturele Rechten (BKVK) Literatuur Literatuur in RKDLibrary 75 treffers in RKDlibrary als onderwerp 27 treffers in RKDlibrary als auteur Scheen 1969-1970 , p. 212 (as: Citroen, Roelof Paul ('Paul');*) Witt Checklist 1978 Leijerzapf et al. 1984- , vol. 2 (aflevering 27 Geschiedenis Nederlandse Fotografie, september 1996) (as: Citroen, Paul) Saur 1992- , vol. 19, 1998, 308 Jacobs 1993 , vol. 1, p. 222 Scharten 1996 , p. 27 Jacobs 2000 , vol. 2, p. 8 Koetzle 2002 , p. 88-89 (as: (Roelof) Paul Citroen) Van Sinderen et al. 2002 , p. 72-73 (as: Citroen, Paul) Schijf/Van Voolen et al. 2010 , p. 63
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