Germ de Jong

Germ de Jong (8 March 1886-11 April 1967) was a Dutch painter.[1] De Jong studied art at Quellinus, a school for the poor.[2] In 1918 de Jong’s gets his first solo-exhibition, all his works are sold in ten days.[2] When de Jong’s also won the Willink van Collen award for young artists his reputation was made.[2] De Jong moved to Paris, where he became acquainted to Picasso, Mondriaan, Jos Crion, Conrad Kickert and Simon Carmiggelt.[2] Among de Jong’s paintings were many colourful still lifes, focusing mostly on colourful depictions of flowers.[2] His work was included in the 1939 exhibition and sale Onze Kunst van Heden (Our Art of Today) at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.[3]

Germ de Jong
Born(1886-03-08)8 March 1886
Sint Jacobiparochie, Netherlands
Died11 April 1967(1967-04-11) (aged 81)
Overveen, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Known forPainting


References
  1. "Germ de Jong". RKD (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  2. Hardus, Bob (13 August 2020). "Buurman van Picasso". Frisch Dagblad.
  3. "Onze kunst van heden, 1939 -". Beeldend BeNeLux Elektronisch (Lexicon). Retrieved 9 January 2021.
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