Building Site in Amsterdam

Building Site in Amsterdam

SK-A-4740

signature and date: ‘R.N. Roland Holst 1891’

Excavation work in Amsterdam, by R.N. Roland Holst, 1891. Roland Holst (1868 - 1938) was fascinated by the massive new construction projects that were appearing in Amsterdam at the end of the nineteenth century. The thriving building industry reflected Holland's economic growth during this period and gave the city a new aspect. This is probably the Elandsgracht canal in Amsterdam's Jordaan district being filled in. Roland Holst married the poet Henriëtte van der Schalk in 1896. In 1897 they both joined the Social Democratic Party (SDAP) which had been formed in 1894.

De waterstaat/ Tom van der Meer - In: Rijksmuseum Kunstkrant, jrg. 25, maart-april 1999, nr. 2, pag.4-10.

painter: Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst, Netherlands

1891

olieverf op doek op karton

• depth 3.8 cm
• height 52 cm x width 71 cm

R. Roland Holst Bequest

bequest 1938-12-31

Public domain

Collection of the artist; by whom bequeathed, with XX other objects, to the Dutch State, 1938;{Note RMA.} transferred to the museum, 1979

Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

De waterstaat/ Tom van der Meer - In: Rijksmuseum Kunstkrant, jrg. 25, maart-april 1999, nr. 2, pag.4-10.

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