Dankzij zijn grote technische kennis en het onbegrensde vakmanschap heeft de Nederlandse keramist Geert Lap (1951-2017) een oeuvre nagelaten dat wereldwijd gekoesterd wordt in menig museumcollectie en privéverzameling.

Aan de basis van dit boek ligt de fotografie van Erik en Petra Hesmerg. Jarenlang reisden zij de wereld over om de werken van Geert Lap vast te leggen en kregen daarbij exclusieve toegang tot de interieurs van privéverzamelaars. Hun namen staan in dit boek en de foto’s getu...

Johan Maelwael (1365/70-1415), internationally known as Jean Malouel, was one of the most important West European artists of the late Middle Ages. He grew up in Nijmegen as a scion of a family of successful heraldic painters and later became the court painter of the Dukes of Burgundy. This great innovator in painting created his multifaceted oeuvre nearly a century before Hieronymus Bosch. His painting is characterized by elegantly sophisticated figures, a high degree of realism and a bright ...

Matthijs Maris initially acquired fame as a painter in the style of the The Hague School, just like his famous brothers Jacob and Willem. However, over the years he abandoned this realistic palette for more introverted and symbolic themes and started portraying dreamy children, young people on the verge of adulthood, fairytale figures and mythical landscapes using an increasingly smudged painting technique. Even in his own time, Maris was admired at home and abroad by collectors and artists i...

Jan Schoonhoven (1914-1994) became world-famous with his sculptural reliefs and works on paper. For nearly 40 years, Schoonhoven worked on developing his reliefs (made of papier-mâché, paper and cardboard) alongside his job as a civil servant at the Dutch Post Office.

For the first time, this monograph places Jan Schoonhoven in an international context, as an active and influential player in the European post-war developments in art. The early years are covered in detail: the influences of, ...

Matthijs Maris verwierf aanvankelijk bekendheid als schilder in de stijl van de Haagse School, net als zijn beroemde broers Jacob en Willem. Zijn realistische palet zou hij in de loop van zijn carrière echter loslaten om tot een meer introverte en symbolistische thematiek te komen, waarbij dromerige kinderen, jonge mensen op de rand van volwassenheid, sprookjesachtige figuren en mythische landschappen figureerden in een steeds vager wordende schildertechniek. Al in zijn eigen tijd werd Maris...

Johan Maelwael (1365/70-1415) was een van de belangrijkste West-Europese kunstenaars uit de late middeleeuwen. De hofschilder van de hertogen van Bourgondië groeide op in Nijmegen als telg van een familie van succesvolle heraldische schilders. Bijna een eeuw voor Jheronimus Bosch werkte deze grote vernieuwer van de schilderkunst aan een veelzijdig oeuvre. Zijn schilderkunst kenmerkt zich door de elegante verfijning van de figuren, de hoge mate van realisme en het heldere kleurenpalet met die...

Guido Geelen (Thorn, 1961) adopts a unique stance as sculptor. His unorthodox outlook on the use of materials such as clay (ceramics), bronze, iron, aluminium, glass and textiles is linked with an iconography of recognizable contemporary and classical images.

In 2000 a book containing a complete view of Guido Geelen’s work, spanning the period 1986 - 2000, was published when he received the Dr. A.H. Heineken Prize for Art.

This second survey, spanning the period 2000 - 2022, gives conside...

Scarlett Hooft Graafland (1973) creates magical photographic images of highaltitude salt flats in Bolivia, remote farming sheds in Iceland, the beaches of Dubai, Madagascar, the polar region and the village of Gorinchem, The Netherlands. Her work touches upon major themes such as the disappearance of traditional cultures and the fragility of nature, yet the tone is always light, colourful and surreal. Initially, Scarlett mainly took pictures to document her sculptures and performances, but he...

Thanks to his great technical know-how and boundless craftmanship, the Dutch ceramicist Geert Lap (1951-2017) left an oeuvre that is cherished around the world in many museums and private collections.

This book is the result of a unique photo project. Erik and Petra Hesmerg spent years travelling the world to document Geert Lap’s work. They were granted exclusive access to the homes of private collectors and their photographs bear witness to the diverse and sometimes astonishing combinatio...