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Dutch painter (1885–1971)
Jan Altink
Jan Altink, 1935
Born(1885-10-21)21 October 1885
Groningen, Netherlands
Died6 December 1971(1971-12-06) (aged 86)
Groningen, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Alma materAcademie Minerva
MovementDe Ploeg

Jan Altink (Dutch pronunciation: [jɑn ˈɑltɪŋk]; 21 October 1885 – 6 December 1971) was a Dutch expressionist painter and cofounder of De Ploeg.

Life

Jan Altink was born on 21 October 1885 in Groningen in the Netherlands.

He studied at the Kunstnijverheidsschool (circa 1900) and Academie Minerva (circa 1911). In 1918, he was a cofounder of the artists' association and movement De Ploeg. It was named in reference to breaking new ground.

Altink's work was included in the 1939 exhibition and sale Onze Kunst van Heden (Our Art of Today) at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.

Altink died, at the age of 86, in the city of Groningen on 6 December 1971.

Work

Auction house Christie's described Altink as being "widely regarded as the purest 'Groninger' of all Ploeg artists".

After studying paintings alleged to be the work of Altink, Dutch art expert Milko den Leeuw testified in a forgery case that the pictological “handwriting” of some works that had been contributed to him did not match his other paintings, but were a perfect match for those produced by an accused forger, the Dutch painter and art collector Cor van Loenen, under his own name.

References

  1. ^ Jan Altink, Netherlands Institute for Art History. Retrieved on 26 March 2015.
  2. "Onze kunst van heden, 1939 -". Beeldend BeNeLux Elektronisch (Lexicon). Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  3. "This Man Could Save You Millions - Or Help Discover Them"

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