16 February 2020
Emma Couperus
1885 - 1979
Having never deigned to touch a camera herself, Couperus nonetheless created a peculiar photographic oeuvre.
26 November 2017
Els Kavelaar
1935 - 2004
Psychiatrist Els Kavelaar proved that photography can be used as a tool to make diagnoses. She had her clients pose in front of the camera and asked searching, personal questions. Using a motor drive, she made countless photos for psychiatric evaluation.
Work from Henricus Engelen on show in the Van GoghHuis
—30 September 2017Photographers from the Collection in the Dutch Photography Museum
—14 June 2017Recent Acquisition
— 8 January 2017
21 November 2016
Ine Wiegers
1897 - 1965
Working in complete isolation, Ine Wiegers created an unusually original oeuvre in fashion photography. Her insights are as fresh today as they were 60 years ago.
3 November 2016
Piet Treep
1870 - 1934
As an architecture painter he was a failure, but as a producer of postcards Piet Treep was one of the most important representatives of his time. Many of his cards can be seen as a combination of genres: group portraits and architecture.
15 October 2015
Henricus Engelen
1783 - 1847
Van Gogh’s influence on modern culture is stronger than ever and it is hard to overestimate his reputation. Nevertheless, an in-depth investigation of a newly discovered manuscript suggests that his influence goes much further than has been imagined up until now.
20 November 2014
Alex Heuvelkering
1966
In the eighties, Alex Heuvelkering studied chemistry at the University of Leiden. He also completed various autonomous photo projects, none of which has been made public. The publication of the work of this autodidact may therefore be rightfully called a scoop.