Jan Rijlaarsdam - Artist Info

About Jan Rijlaarsdam

Name variants

Jan Rijlaardam, Jan Rylaarsdam
  • Biography

    Jan Rijlaarsdam was born March 2nd, 1911 in Nieuwkoop, Holland. A student of A.G. Hulshof Pol (1883-1957), a well-known painter and art teacher.

    A painter of towns, figures, factories and industrial sides at the border of the cities, Rijlaarsdam received a Royal allowance. Jan Rijlaarsdam painted in a figurative style.

    He was a member of St. Lucas, an art society in Amsterdam, The Gooise Art Society and the Society of Figurative Art in Hilversum (Vereniging van Beeldende Kunst).

    Works by Rijlaarsdam are in possession of the Singer Museum in Laren.

    The artist died February 16, 2007 in Baarn, Netherlands.

    Information provided by Jakie Heinl.

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