Theo Van Hoytema

 

Theodorus ("Theo") van Hoytema was born on December 18, 1863 in The Hague. He died on August 28, 1917, The Hague. Lived and worked in Leiden, Delft, Amsterdam, Rijswijk (South Holland) 1890-1891, Loosduinen until 1894, Voorburg until 1898, Hilversum after 1898, Amsterdam, London 1905, Rijngeest 1905-1906, Voorburg, The Hague (temporary Texel ). Van Hoytema studied at the Akademie van Beeldende Kunsten (Academy of Fine Arts) in The Hague. He was a painter but also a watercolourist, engraver and draftsman, specializing in animals and plants. He was an accomplished bird draughtsman and lithographer. He was a member of the Amsterdam artistic society “Arti et Amicitae”. He taught E.H.J. van Eysinga, A.E. Humalda van Eysinga, M. Cramer, Th. F. Goedvrind, Th. G. Meissner, G. Knuttel. Signed: Theo van Hoytema. He exhibits in Amsterdam, Arnhem and The Hague. His work can be found in the collections of Museum Boymans-van Beuningen Rotterdam, Haags Gemeentemuseum, Dordrechts Museum and Centraal Museum Utrecht, Rijksmuseum Kröller-Müller Otterlo.