About Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof
Lived 1866 – 1924 (aged 58). Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof was a Dutch painter, illustrator, draftsperson, textile artist, exlibrist and furniture designer.
Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof (1866 – 1924), was a Dutch painter involved in the arts and crafts movement.
Biography Born in Zwollerkerspel to a farmer, he studied first at the art academy in The Hague, but moved to Amsterdam in 1884 to follow lessons at the arts and crafts school. He was a member of Natura Artis Magistra and especially enjoyed watching their new aquarium which opened in 1882. He spent many afternoons after his studies at the art academy there sketching and painting the fish in watercolours. From 1897 he worked on furniture design for the firm E.J. van Wisselingh & Co., Amsterdam. He married the textile artist Willy Keuchenius.
He died in Overveen.
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painter from the Netherlands (1866–1924)
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Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof was born on 8 February 1866 in Zwollerkerspel.
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Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof died on 14 June 1924 in Overveen.
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Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof was a painter, illustrator, draftsperson, textile artist, exlibrist and furniture designer.
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Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof was Dutch.
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