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Jan Toorop

Jan Toorop

1858–1928

WA-00021875

Purworejo, Central Java, Indonesia

PaintingPointillismExpressionismArt Nouveau

Representation

None documented

8

Institutional Exhibitions

27

Works in Collection

51

Assets Indexed

2

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0

Publications Referenced

90%

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ369416

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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The Modern Poster

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1988

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The Symbolist Aesthetic

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1980–1981

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Impresario: Ambroise Vollard

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1977

No image

Drawings from the Kr�ller-M�ller National Museum, Otterlo

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1973

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Symbolism, Synthesists, and the Fin-de-Si�cle

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1972

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Word and Image: Posters and Typography from the Graphic Design Collection of the Museum of Modern Art, 1879�1967

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1968

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Art Nouveau

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1960

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Three Modern Styles

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1950

Field Verification (2 fields)

1 cross-verified · 1 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
NationalityArtsy· 85%

Source Registry (3)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/5901
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Artsy (bulk)https://www.artsy.net/artist/jan-toorop
Tier 1 · Institutional85%
Wikidata
Tier 1 · Institutional40%

About

Why this artist matters now

Johannes Theodorus "Jan" Toorop was a Dutch painter who worked in various styles, including Symbolism, Art Nouveau, and Pointillism. His early work was influenced by the Amsterdam Impressionism movement.

Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 29d ago

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Movement

Pointillism

Medium

Painting

Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Rijksmuseum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art

Canonical record

Artworks (27)

Charley voor Het Raam [Charley in Front of the Window]

Charley voor Het Raam [Charley in Front of the Window]

1902 · drypoint on simili Japan

National Gallery of Art

The Shell Fisherman

1902 · drypoint

Platemark: 18.5 x 15.5 cm (7 5/16 x 6 1/8 in.); Sheet: 38.1 x 35 cm (15 x 13 3/4 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Net Menders

1899 · drypoint printed in red on laid paper [proof]

image: 16.03 × 18.73 cm (6 5/16 × 7 3/8 in.) sheet: 24 × 26.2 cm (9 7/16 × 10 5/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

A Child Collecting Firewood

1899 · Drypoint

plate: 6 7/16 x 7 5/8" (16.4 x 19.4 cm); sheet: 7 x 8 1/16" (17.8 x 20.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Net Menders

The Net Menders

1899 · Drypoint on cream vellum paper

Plate: 15.7 × 18.7 cm (6 3/16 × 7 3/8 in.); Sheet: 23.2 × 29.7 cm (9 3/16 × 11 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Sprokelend Kind

Sprokelend Kind

1899 · Color drypoint in orange on ivory wove paper

Plate: 15.6 × 18.7 cm (6 3/16 × 7 3/8 in.); Sheet: 20.6 × 23.1 cm (8 1/8 × 9 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Image Design for a Poster, Wagenaar's Cantata 'The Shipwreck'

Image Design for a Poster, Wagenaar's Cantata 'The Shipwreck'

1899 · Zincograph in blue-black on yellow wove paper

Image: 46.7 × 55.8 cm (18 7/16 × 22 in.); Sheet: 50.9 × 59.7 cm (20 1/16 × 23 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Net Menders

1899 · etching

Cleveland Museum of Art

A Group of Laborers

A Group of Laborers

1899 · color lithograph

Cleveland Museum of Art

Misty Sea

1899 · paint on oil paint (paint), canvas

height: 64.5 cm, width: 43.5 cm, depth: 7.5 cm, width: 68 cm, height: 39.5 cm

Charley Looking at an Album of Prints

Charley Looking at an Album of Prints

1898 · drypoint on buff wove paper

plate: 10.1 x 9.9 cm (4 x 3 7/8 in.) sheet: 17.8 x 15.4 cm (7 x 6 1/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Woman and Child Resting, a Man Working in the Field Beyond

1898 · Graphite, watercolor, white gouache

Sheet: 11 5/16 x 14 5/16 in. (28.8 x 36.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Joan of Arc

1898 · Graphite and colored pencils on tan wove board

Sheet: 15.8 × 11.7 cm (6 1/4 × 4 5/8 in.); Mount: 22.9 × 18.7 cm (9 1/16 × 7 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Head of a Woman (Marguérite Adolphine Helfrich)

Head of a Woman (Marguérite Adolphine Helfrich)

1897 · drypoint on wove paper

plate: 15 x 16.8 cm (5 7/8 x 6 5/8 in.) sheet: 24.9 x 32.3 cm (9 13/16 x 12 11/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Woodland with a Pond and Swans

Woodland with a Pond and Swans

1897 · Drypoint on cream vellum paper

Plate: 15.8 × 20.1 cm (6 1/4 × 7 15/16 in.); Sheet: 23.2 × 29.4 cm (9 3/16 × 11 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Happy Gouda

1897 · Lithograph in brown on cream wove paper

Image: 29.2 × 38.6 cm (11 1/2 × 15 1/4 in.); Sheet: 34.4 × 34.7 cm (13 9/16 × 13 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Fisherman from Marken

Fisherman from Marken

1896 · drypoint on tan Japan paper

plate: 28.5 × 22.4 cm (11 1/4 × 8 13/16 in.) sheet: 47.43 cm (18 11/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Het Hoogeland, Beekbergen (Poster for a rural social rehabilitation institution in Beekbergen)

Het Hoogeland, Beekbergen (Poster for a rural social rehabilitation institution in Beekbergen)

1896 · Lithograph

36 13/16 x 26 15/16" (93.5 x 68.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Venise sauvée (Venice Preserved)

Venise sauvée (Venice Preserved)

1895 · lithograph on laid paper (proof before letters)

image: 44.5 × 28 cm (17 1/2 × 11 in.) sheet: 60.7 × 43.7 cm (23 7/8 × 17 3/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Venise sauvée (Venice Preserved)

Venise sauvée (Venice Preserved)

1895 · lithograph on light brown wove paper

sheet: 49.9 x 32.8 cm (19 5/8 x 12 15/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Woman with Swans (La Dame aux Cygnes)

Woman with Swans (La Dame aux Cygnes)

1895 · Lithograph

composition: 8 9/16 x 13 1/8" (21.8 x 33.3 cm); sheet: 13 9/16 x 19 1/8" (34.5 x 48.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Delftsche Slaolie (Advertising Poster for the Dutch oil company Nederlandse Olie Fabriek [NOF])

Delftsche Slaolie (Advertising Poster for the Dutch oil company Nederlandse Olie Fabriek [NOF])

1895 · Lithograph

36 1/4 x 24 3/8" (92.1 x 61.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Kanaal met schilder

Kanaal met schilder

1895 · drypoint on paper

height: 90 cm, width: 123 cm

Twee meisjes in een landschap

Twee meisjes in een landschap

height: 212 cm, width: 139 cm

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Artwork sources (6)

27 published of 31 catalogued · 27 with image

Art Institute Chicago
7 published7 img
Nga
7 published7 img
Rijksmuseum
5 published5 img
MoMA
4 publishedof 8 catalogued6 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
3 published2 img
The Met
1 published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 8)

8 entries · 1 sources

Misty Sea
1899 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Sea at Katwijk
1887 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Jeugd en ouderdom der vrouw
— · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Twee meisjes in een landschap
1895 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Kanaal met schilder
1895 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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The Shell Fisherman
1902 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Net Menders
1899 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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A Group of Laborers
1899 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Record

Images

10 assets

Twee meisjes in een landschap (1895)

Rijksmuseum

Sea at Katwijk (1887)

Rijksmuseum

Misty Sea (1899)

Rijksmuseum

A Group of Laborers (1899)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Net Menders (1899)

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Arrival of the Muses of Art at Architecture (1890)

Art Institute of Chicago

Joan of Arc (1898)

Art Institute of Chicago

Happy Gouda (drawn April 1897 and published May 2, 1897)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Relationships

11

Movements4

Pointillism Expressionism Art Nouveau Symbolism

Collections7

Rijksmuseum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Rijksmuseum

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

National Gallery of Art

Market

Auction sale history

Houses that have sold works by this artist at auction

4 lots · 2022–2025

Market

Auction History

Range: $4,032 – $20,160

Work	Auction House	Date	Estimate	Hammer Price
Delftsche slaolie (Delft Salad Oil) (poster)	Christie's	Feb 2025	£7,000 – £10,000	£10,710
Gregoriaansche Zangen	Christie's	Feb 2025	$15,000 – $20,000	Unsold
De Zaaier ('The Sower')	Christie's	Jan 2023	$1,500 – $2,500	$4,032
Het Gebed	Christie's	Sep 2022	€10,000 – €15,000	€20,160