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Johan van Hellartist • painterAmsterdam 1889-1952

biography of Johannes Gerardus Diederik 'Johan' van Hell

Portrait of artist and painter Johannes Gerardus Diederik 'Johan' van Hell

Portrait of Johannes Gerardus Diederik 'Johan' van Hell

The work of the Amsterdam painter Johan van Hell cannot be separated from his political convictions, especially his socialist leanings. He was involved with the SDAP (Social Democratic Workers’ Party) and the SKK (Socialist Artists’ Circle) and worked as an illustrator for left-wing newspapers and magazines. As a painter he was chiefly interested in depicting the lives of everyday people on the street. In order to make his work accessible to this group he used a simple figurative idiom without any depth to it, in which taut lines, forms and bright colours determine the composition. As well as painting, Van Hell made a living by producing book illustrations and giving drawing and music lessons

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Johan van Hell | Three grazing horses, oil on canvas, 60.5 x 80.5 cm, signed l.c. and dated 1926

Johan van Hell

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Three grazing horses


previously for salepaintings by Johan van Hell


Johan van Hell | The interior of the artist's living room, oil on canvas, 125.0 x 166.3 cm, signed l.l. and dated '19

Johan van Hell

painting • previously for sale

The interior of the artist's living room

Johan van Hell | Castle Hohensalzburg, oil on board, 120.0 x 89.9 cm, signed l.r. and dated '23

Johan van Hell

painting • previously for sale

Castle Hohensalzburg

Johan van Hell | Gardener at Frankendael, Amsterdam, oil on canvas, 91.4 x 105.3 cm, signed l.r. and dated '16

Johan van Hell

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Gardener at Frankendael, Amsterdam

Johan van Hell | Cleaning the windows, oil on canvas, 100.0 x 75.2 cm, signed l.r. and dated 1927

Johan van Hell

painting • previously for sale

Cleaning the windows


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