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I am more than proud that so many people express their enthusiasm for my work. The available paintings of the moment can be found in my online STORE. The works are not only for private individuals, but are also included in corporate art collections, or they have been acquired by companies, restaurants or hotels. Maybe a nice idea for yours? VISIT STORE >>>

Anna Singer Art Exhibition

These two works of mine will participate from 21-27 November in the group show ‘Anna Singer Art exhibition’, an initiative of ‘Stichting Vrienden van Singer Laren’ in the Singer Laren museum. THE EXHIBITIONA large number of contemporary works of art are exhibited during the Anna Singer Art exhibition, organized by Stichting Vrienden van Singer Laren. Works by artists that the Artothek Committee has noticed in the past year because of artistry, originality or otherwise distinctive character, whereby a high quality requirement is central. Anna Singer Art takes place twice a year; in the spring and in the autumn. DE NIEUWE …

Fathers unknown

Jurjentje Rauwerda, the lady who ran the largest and most luxurious brothel in Amsterdam ‘Maison Weinthal’ in the second half of the 19th century, also had children. Before she met Mr. Weinthal with whom she got one child, she already had four, whose fathers were unknown. Two of them sadly passed away early, but the other two are whispered about. Daughter Jacoba (born 1835) is ascribed to the wealthy Mr. Lejeune, a powerful porcelain manufacturer from France. But the story about son Willem (born 1842, Leeuwarden) is even more telling. It is said of him that his father is none …

Dîner au lit

From their arrival in 1922, the Crosbys led the life of rich expatriates. They were attracted to the bohemian lifestyle of the artists gathering in Montparnasse. They embraced a decadent lifestyle, had an open marriage with numerous ongoing affairs, a suicide pact, frequent drug use, dinner parties from their bed and long trips abroad. In her autobiography The Passionate Years, Caresse Crosby describes: “Harry loved bed. In the rue de Lille, he liked to write in bed, eat in bed, to entertain in bed.” That is why the couple regularly organized ‘dinnerparties in bed’. After dinner, at the stroke of …