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1877 Zwanenburgwal 10 (Amsterdam) - 1965. Known for: Painting, etching, Amsterdam cityscape, cats.
Dutch painter Salomon Meijer, also called “Sally”, was known for his paintings and etchings depicting cats and the Amsterdam canals and streets. Sal Meijer was born at Zwanenburgwal 10 (Amsterdam) in... Read full biography
Dutch painter Salomon Meijer, also called “Sally”, was known for his paintings and etchings depicting cats and the Amsterdam canals and streets. Sal Meijer was born at Zwanenburgwal 10 (Amsterdam) in 1877 as the descendant of a family of Jewish diamond workers. In his younger years Meijer worked as... Read full biography
Dutch painter Salomon Meijer, also called “Sally”, was known for his paintings and etchings depicting cats and the Amsterdam canals and streets. Sal Meijer was born at Zwanenburgwal 10 (Amsterdam) in 1877 as the descendant of a family of Jewish diamond workers. In his younger years Meijer worked as a diamond adjuster and at the same time followed an art education. He left the diamond trade in 1914 and devoted himself entirely to painting. Unlike the cat painters of the 19th century, such as... Read full biography
Dutch painter Salomon Meijer, also called “Sally”, was known for his paintings and etchings depicting cats and the Amsterdam canals and streets. Sal Meijer was born at Zwanenburgwal 10 (Amsterdam) in 1877 as the descendant of a family of Jewish diamond workers. In his younger years Meijer worked as a diamond adjuster and at the same time followed an art education. He left the diamond trade in 1914 and devoted himself entirely to painting. Unlike the cat painters of the 19th century, such as Henriette Ronner-Knip Meijer depicts his cats without any adornments: the cats are depicted unaccompanied, without any toys or other forms of distraction, as strong individuals. His first solo exhibition took place in 1926. But true appreciation and... Read full biography
Dutch painter Salomon Meijer, also called “Sally”, was known for his paintings and etchings depicting cats and the Amsterdam canals and streets. Sal Meijer was born at Zwanenburgwal 10 (Amsterdam) in 1877 as the descendant of a family of Jewish diamond workers. In his younger years Meijer worked as a diamond adjuster and at the same time followed an art education. He left the diamond trade in 1914 and devoted himself entirely to painting. Unlike the cat painters of the 19th century, such as Henriette Ronner-Knip Meijer depicts his cats without any adornments: the cats are depicted unaccompanied, without any toys or other forms of distraction, as strong individuals. His first solo exhibition took place in 1926. But true appreciation and recognition for his work have taken a long time. In 1957 Kasper Niehuis ushered in the revaluation of Meijer with the publication of an article, t... Read full biography