The Pulchri Studio is an important art institution and art studio based in The Hague

The Hague

The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...

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Netherlands

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. It began in 1847 at the home of painter Lambertus Hardenberg, established with the help of Johan Hendrik Weissenbruch

Johan Hendrik Weissenbruch

Hendrik Johannes Weissenbruch was a Dutch painter of the Hague School....

, Jan Weissenbruch, Willem Roelofs

Willem Roelofs

Willem Roelofs was a Dutch painter, water-colourist, etcher, lithographer and draughtsman. Roelofs was one of the forerunners of the Dutch Revival art, after the Romantic Classicism of the beginning of the 19th century, which led to the formation of The Hague school.Willem Roelofs was born in...

, Jan Frederik van Deventer, Willem Antonie van Deventer, Jacob Jan van der Maaten and F.H. Michael. Bart van Hove became the first president.

Growing discontent among the young artists in The Hague about the apparently insufficient opportunities for training and development was the reason for establishing the Pulchri Studio. They wanted to provide an outlet for art intellectuals to model their work and to exchange thoughts and opinions.

The growing membership prompted the organizers to gradually expand and in 1901 it was moved to the building on the Lange Voorhout.

In 2004, a number of works from Pulchri were stolen, later recovered in 2007.

Members

Some notable members over the years:

Kees Andrea Kees Andrea Cornelis Andrea was a Dutch artist. He was a member of the Pulchri Studio in The Hague. Primarily a graphic artist, he also worked in textiles.-Reference:*... Floris Arntzenius Floris Arntzenius Pieter Florentius Nicolaas Jacobus Arntzenius was a Dutch painter, water-colourist, illustrator and printmaker. He is considered a representative of the younger generation of the Hague School.... Marius Bauer Marius Bauer Marius Alexander Jacques Bauer was a Dutch painter and printmaker. He was a member of the Pulchri Studio in The Hague. Later in his life he was created a Knight in the Order of Orange-Nassau.... Hermanus Berserik Hermanus Berserik Hermanus Berserik was a Dutch painter and print maker. He was a member of the Pulchri Studio in The Hague... Theo Bitter Theo Bitter Theodorus Bitter was a Dutch graphic artist, painter and draftsman. He also made monumental art, designed textiles and illustrated books.... Loek Bos Loek Bos Loek Bos is a Dutch cartoonist, painter and sculptor. He is a member of the Pulchri Studio in The Hague. Among his works is a memorial to the composer Cornelis Dopper, erected in Stadskanaal in 2010.-Reference:... Johannes Bosboom Johannes Bosboom Johannes Bosboom was a Dutch painter and watercolorist of the Hague School, known especially for his paintings of church interiors.... George Hendrik Breitner George Hendrik Breitner George Hendrik Breitner wasa Dutch painter and photographer.-Biography:George Hendrik Breitner was born in Rotterdam, Netherlands. From 1876–1880 he attended the Academy in the Hague where his extraordinary talent was rewarded on various occasions... Ko Cossaar Ko Cossaar Jacobus Cornelis Wijnandus Cossaar was a Dutch painter working under the name Ko Cossaar. He was a member of the Pulchri Studio in The Hague.-Reference:*... Jaroslawa Dankowa Nelly van Doesburg Marianne Dommisse Theodoor van Erp Thaddeus van Eijsden J.P.J. Franken Pzn. Marijke Gémessy Arnold Marc Gorter Gerard Gratama Han van Hagen Cornelia van der Hart Theo ten Have Hendrik Haverman Gerke Henkes Jozef van der Horst Sina van Houten Bartholomeus Johannes van Hove Bartholomeus Johannes van Hove Bartholomeus Johannes van Hove was a Dutch painter and the father of Hubertus van Hove.Van Hove was appointed headmaster in 1820 at the Hague Academy Teeken...

Jozef Israëls Jozef Israëls Jozef Israëls was a Dutch painter, and "the most respected Dutch artist of the second half of the nineteenth century".-Youth:... Johan Antoni de Jonge Toon Kelder Johan Philip Koelman Simon Koene Willem van Konijnenburg Han Krug Johannes Diederikus Kruseman George Lampe Titus Leeser Ronald T. Lindgreen Hubert van Lith Thijs Mauve Fokko Mees Herman Mees Hendrik Willem Mesdag Hendrik Willem Mesdag Hendrik Willem Mesdag was a Dutch marine painter.He was born in Groningen, the son of the banker Klaas Mesdag and his wife Johanna Wilhelmina van Giffen. Mesdag was encouraged by his father, an amateur painter, to study art... Taco Mesdag Taco Mesdag Taco Mesdag was a Dutch banker and painter.Mesdag, son of the banker Klaas Mesdag and Johanna Willemina, worked with his younger brother Henry in the banking business of his family. Like his brother Hendrik Mesdag, he eventually also chose to paint as a profession... Willem Minderman Jan Naezer Theo van der Nahmer Arend Odé Piet Ouborg Cornelis Peters

Ria Rettich Annie de Reuver Willem Cornelis Rip Jan Roëde Jan Roëde Jan Roëde, real name Jan Roede was a Dutch artist who worked in numerous disciplines. He was a member of the Pulchri Studio in The Hague.-Reference:* on artnet.com... Willem Roelofs Willem Roelofs Willem Roelofs was a Dutch painter, water-colourist, etcher, lithographer and draughtsman. Roelofs was one of the forerunners of the Dutch Revival art, after the Romantic Classicism of the beginning of the 19th century, which led to the formation of The Hague school.Willem Roelofs was born in... Hendrikus Elias Roodenburg Bram Roth Julius van de Sande Bakhuyzen Julius van de Sande Bakhuyzen Julius Jacobus van de Sande Bakhuyzen was a Dutch etcher and painter in the Hague School.... Willy Sluiter Jan Sluijters Frans Smissaert Pieter Stortenbeker Albert Termote Jan Tiele Cornelis Vreedenburgh Aart van den IJssel Aart van den IJssel Aart van den IJssel was a Dutch sculptor, painter and draftsman.Van den IJssel is known for his sculptures of animals and horses... Toon Wegner Jan Weissenbruch Johan Hendrik Weissenbruch Johan Hendrik Weissenbruch Hendrik Johannes Weissenbruch was a Dutch painter of the Hague School.... Co Westerik