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JAN TOOROP (1858-1928)
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DELFTSCHE SLAOLIE. 1895.
39
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x27
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inches, 100
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4
x70 cm. S. Lankhout & Co., [The Hague.]
Condition B: restored losses in margins; repaired tears, creases and overpainting in margins and image.
Mounted on Japan.
Toorop was born in Java, studied in Holland and then spent three key years in Brussels, where he was a
member of the circle of artists, “Les XX,” during which time he befriended James Ensor. His unique style
is a symbolic and mystic mixture of the Japanese shadow puppet influence and frenzied Art Nouveau
arabesques. This advertisement for salad oil is the first important Dutch Art Nouveau poster and the most
famous example of Toorop’s original graphic style. The image made such an impression on the Dutch, that
for years, when describing Art Nouveau, they would refer to it as the “salad oil style.” Le Coultre p. 34,
Word & Image p. 39, Modern Dutch 5, Modern Poster 25, Reims 1551, Weill 149, Hillier p. 190, Schipp
& Affiche 41, Dutch Posters frontispiece, The Poster 15.
[12,000/18,000]