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Famous Artists from Netherlands
List of the most popular artists from Netherlands, listed alphabetically with photos when available. For centuries artists have been among the world's most important people, helping chronicle history and keep us entertained with one of the earliest forms of entertainment. You might also be interested in Vincent Van Gogh's tortured life and weird personal quirks of iconic artists. Whether they're known for painting, sculpting, etching or drawing, the famous Dutch artists on this list have kept that tradition alive by creating renowned pieces of art that have been praised around the world. You can find useful information below about these notable Dutch artists, such as when they were born and where their place of birth was.
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For further information on these historic Dutch artists, click on their names. If you're a fine art lover use this list of celebrated Dutch artists to discover some new paintings that you will enjoy.- The Starry Night, The Potato Eaters, Vase with Fifteen Sunflowers
- Birthplace: Zundert, Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Associated periods or movements: Post-Impressionism
- Nationality: Netherlands
- Art Forms: Painting, Printmaking, Drawing
Vincent Willem van Gogh (Dutch: [ˈvɪnsɛnt ˈʋɪləm vɑŋ ˈɣɔx] (listen); 30 March 1853 – 29 July 1890) was a Dutch post-impressionist painter who is among the most famous and influential figures in the ...more - The Garden of Earthly Delights, The Seven Deadly Sins and the Four Last Things, Allegory of Gluttony and Lust
- Birthplace: 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
- Associated periods or movements: Renaissance
- Nationality: Netherlands
- Art Forms: Painting, Drawing
Hieronymus Bosch (UK: , US: , Dutch: [ɦijeːˈroːnimʏz ˈbɔs] (listen); born Jheronimus van Aken [jeːˈroːnimʏs fɑn ˈaːkə(n)]; c. 1450 – 9 August 1516) was a Dutch/Netherlandish painter and draughtsman ...more - The Art Gallery of Jan Gildemeester, Mother and Two Children with Still Life
- Birthplace: Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Nationality: Netherlands
- Art Forms: Painting
Adriaan de Lelie (1755-1820) was a Dutch painter. Lelie was the teacher of Dutch portraitist and lithographer Jean Augustin Daiwaille (1786-1850) and Dutch painter Pieter Recco (1765-1820). - Dirk Langendijk (Rotterdam, 8 March 1748 – Rotterdam, 15 December 1805), written as Langendyk in his day, was a Dutch draughtsman, painter and etcher. He produced mainly depictions of land and sea ...more
- Jumping Fox with Green Virgin, Flying Fish, En attendent nous
- Birthplace: Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Associated periods or movements: COBRA
- Nationality: Netherlands
- Art Forms: Sculpture, Painting
Christiaan Karel Appel (pronounced [ˈkrɪstijaːn ˈkaːrəl ˈɑpəl] (listen); 25 April 1921 – 3 May 2006) was a Dutch painter, sculptor, and poet. He started painting at the age of fourteen and studied at ...more - Anatomy Lesson by Dr. F. Ruysch
- Birthplace: Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Associated periods or movements: Baroque
- Nationality: Netherlands
- Art Forms: Painting
Adriaen Backer (ca 1635, Amsterdam — buried 23 May 1684, Amsterdam) was a Dutch Golden Age portrait painter, active in Amsterdam and Haarlem. - Chiat/Day Office Building
- Birthplace: Groningen, Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Nationality: Netherlands, United States of America
- Art Forms: Sculpture
Coosje van Bruggen (June 6, 1942 – January 10, 2009) was a Dutch-born American sculptor, art historian, and critic. She collaborated extensively with her husband, Claes Oldenburg. - Thomas Willeboirts Bosschaert (1613 – 23 January 1654) was a Dutch-born Flemish Baroque painter.
- Festoon with Flowers and Fruit, Vase of Flowers, Still Life with Fruit
- Birthplace: Utrecht, Netherlands
- Associated periods or movements: Baroque
- Nationality: Netherlands
- Art Forms: Painting
Jan Davidsz. de Heem or in-full Jan Davidszoon de Heem, also called Johannes de Heem or Johannes van Antwerpen or Jan Davidsz de Hem (c. 17 April 1606 in Utrecht – before 26 April 1684 in Antwerp), ...more - Abraham Diepraam, or Diepraem (23 January 1622 – 16 July 1670), was a Dutch Golden Age painter.
- Still Life with Gilt Goblet, Still Life with Pie, Silver Ewer and Crab
- Birthplace: Haarlem, Netherlands
- Associated periods or movements: Baroque
- Nationality: Netherlands
- Art Forms: Painting
Willem Claeszoon Heda (December 14, 1593/1594 – c. 1680/1682) was a Dutch Golden Age artist from the city of Haarlem devoted exclusively to the painting of still lifes. He is known for his innovation ...more - Isaak Nicolai or Isaac Claesz van Swanenburg (1537 – 1614 in Leiden) was a Dutch Renaissance painter and glazier active in Leiden and Gouda. He was a city council member from 1576 and became mayor of ...more
- Still Life with Cheeses
- Birthplace: Delft, Netherlands
- Associated periods or movements: Baroque
- Nationality: Netherlands
- Art Forms: Painting
Floris van Dyck, also called Floris van Dijck or Floris Claesz. van Dyck (c.1575 – before 26 April 1651) was a Dutch Golden Age still life painter. - Dick Bruna (23 August 1927 – 16 February 2017) was a Dutch author, artist, illustrator and graphic designer. Bruna was best known for his children's books which he authored and illustrated, numbering ...more
- Jacob (or Jaap) Gestman Geradts (December 9, 1951, The Hague), Dutch Pin Up Artist painter.
- Johan van der Keuken (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈjoːɦɑn vɑn dɛr ˈkøːkə(n)]; 4 April 1938 – 7 January 2001) was a Dutch documentary filmmaker, author, and photographer. In a career that spanned 42 years, ...more
- Excavation, Woman V, Woman III
- Birthplace: Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Nationality: Netherlands, United States of America
- Art Forms: Painting
Willem de Kooning (; Dutch: [ˈʋɪləm də ˈkoːnɪŋ]; April 24, 1904 – March 19, 1997) was a Dutch-American abstract expressionist artist. He was born in Rotterdam and moved to the United States in 1926, ...more - Albert 'Bert' Haanstra (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɑlbərt bɛrt ˈɦaːnstraː]; 31 May 1916 – 23 October 1997) was a Dutch director of films and documentaries. His documentary Glass (1958) won the Academy ...more
- Willem Theodoor "Wim T." Schippers (Dutch: [ʋɪm teː ˈsxɪpərs]; born 1 July 1942) is a Dutch artist, comedian, television director, and voice actor. During the 1960s, he worked mostly as a visual ...more
- Rien Poortvliet (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈrinˈpoːrtflit]; 7 August 1932 – 15 September 1995) was a Dutch draughtsman and painter. Born in Schiedam, he was best known for his drawings of animals and for ...more
- Broadway Boogie-Woogie, Composition with Red, Yellow
- Birthplace: Amersfoort, Netherlands
- Associated periods or movements: De Stijl
- Nationality: Netherlands
- Art Forms: Painting
Pieter Cornelis Mondriaan (Dutch: [ˈpitər ˈmɔndrijaːn]), after 1906 Piet Mondrian (, also US: , Dutch: [pit ˈmɔndrijɑn]; 7 March 1872 – 1 February 1944), was a Dutch painter and theoretician who is ...more - The Roses of Heliogabalus, Spring
- Birthplace: Dronrijp, Netherlands
- Associated periods or movements: Academic art, Romanticism
- Nationality: Netherlands, United Kingdom
- Art Forms: Painting
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, (; born Lourens Alma Tadema Dutch pronunciation: [ˈlʌurəns ˈɑlmaː ˈtaːdəˌmaː]; 8 January 1836 – 25 June 1912) was a Dutch painter of special British denizenship. Born in ...more - Arithmetic Composition, Contra-Composition with Dissonances XVI, Pure Painting
- Birthplace: Utrecht, Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Associated periods or movements: De Stijl, Dada
- Nationality: Netherlands
- Art Forms: Painting
Theo van Doesburg was a Dutch artist, who practised painting, writing, poetry and architecture. He is best known as the founder and leader of De Stijl. - La Tour Eiffel (The Eiffel Tower), Portrait of Joris Ivens, Amsterdam
- Birthplace: Wilda, Poznań, Poznań, Poland
- Nationality: Netherlands, France, Poland, Germany
Germaine Luise Krull (20 November 1897 – 31 July 1985) was a photographer, political activist, and hotel owner. Her nationality has been categorized as German, French, and Dutch, but she spent years ...more - The Painter, Jen, Albino
- Birthplace: South Africa, Cape Town
- Associated periods or movements: Contemporary art
- Nationality: Netherlands, South Africa
- Art Forms: Painting
Marlene Dumas (born 1953) is a South African artist and painter.
