Jan Altink was a Dutch

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 expressionist painter

Painting

Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...

. Altink was a cofounder of the artists' association and movement De Ploeg ("The Plough" or "The Plow", founded 1918), which he named in reference to breaking new ground. Auction house Christie's

Christie's

Christie's is an art business and a fine arts auction house.- History :The official company literature states that founder James Christie conducted the first sale in London, England, on 5 December 1766, and the earliest auction catalogue the company retains is from December 1766...

 described him as being "widely regarded as the purest 'Groninger' of all Ploeg artists".

External links

Paintings

• 8 in "Jan Altink" at Galeries.nl
• 2 in "25 jaar Stichting De Ploeg" at Groninger Museum
  Groninger Museum
  The Groninger Museum is a museum of modern and contemporary art in Groningen, Netherlands.-Background:Although not as well known as other Dutch institutions of fine art, the Groninger Museum was founded in 1894...
  
  
• 10 in "Jan Altink lots" at Christie's
  Christie's
  Christie's is an art business and a fine arts auction house.- History :The official company literature states that founder James Christie conducted the first sale in London, England, on 5 December 1766, and the earliest auction catalogue the company retains is from December 1766...
  
  
• 10 in "Jan Altink auctions" at Artfact.com