Discover painter, watercolorist, commercial artist Harm Ellens

Monogram: HE

HE aaneen (Fichescollectie Monogrammen MHK)

Qualifications: painter, watercolorist, commercial artist, pastelist, manufacturer of woodcuts, basket weaver, jewelry designer, graphic artist, lithographer, secondary school art teacher, director of academy, furniture designer, decorative artist
leraar tekenen M.O. op de ambachtsschool te Arnhem; van 1908-1920 directeur van de Rijksrietvlechtschool in Noordwolde (zie Eliëns e.a. 1997); van 1920-1932 directeur van de Rijksvakschool voor edelsmeden en horlogemakers te Schoonhoven en van 1932-1936 directeur van het Rijksinstituut voor de opleiding van tekenleraren te Amsterdam

Nationality/school: Dutch

Born: Groningen (city) 1871-08-20

Deceased: Velsen-Zuid 1939-09-22
volgens Eliëns e.a. 1996: Santpoort

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Biographical information

Period of activity: 1886 - 1939
ca. 1886-1939

Education: Academie Minerva (Groningen)
Rijksschool voor Kunstnijverheid (Amsterdam)
Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten (Amsterdam)

1891-1894

Active in

Teacher at academy/university: Kunstnijverheidsschool Quellinus (Amsterdam)
per 1 september 1901 docent
Rijksvak- en kunstnijverheidsschool voor goud- en zilversmeden
per 1 september 1920 directeur

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Connections with other artists

Pupil of This field mentions the names of teachers or masters. What is at issue are the teachers who made a significant contribution to the development of a students, as opposed to every instructor they ever had. See also the 'Education' field.: Allebé, August
Bach, Franciscus Hermanus
Cuypers, Pierre Joseph Hubert
Egenberger, Johannes Hinderikus
Huibers, Jan Derk
Kruyff, Johan Roeland de
Molkenboer, Wilhelmus Bernardus Gerardus
Sturm, George
Waay, Nicolaas van der
Scheen noemt tevens als leerling J. Dil
Teacher of This field mentions the names of pupils. What is at issue are the pupils who were significantly influenced by a teacher as opposed to every student someone ever had. See also the 'Education' field.: Anink-Klijn, Joanna
Brug, Jelle van der
Hoeber, Gerardus
Mulders, Johannes (1899-1989)
Uri, Jan

Subjects This field specifies the various subject categories or genres that constitute the oeuvre of the artist in question. The contents of this field are generally based more on the documentation available at the RKD than on the literature.: portrait, still life, figure study (main subject), landscape (genre), cityscape

Product: furniture, jewelry

Prijzen

bronzen medaille, Tentoonstelling van Bouwkunst te Amsterdam, 1899
officier in de Orde van Oranje Nassau, 1923

Member of

Arti et Amicitiae (Arti, Amsterdam)
1893
Vereeniging Sint Lucas (Amsterdam)
ca. 1901
Vereeniging voor Ambachts- en Nijverheidskunst (VANK)
medeoprichter in 1904 en van 1906-1908 bestuursvoorzitter

Literature

Literature in RKDLibrary: 1 hit in RKDlibrary as subject

P. Karstkarel, 'Harm Ellens: vormgever van gebruiksprodukten', Friesch Dagblad (16-2-1980)
P. Karstkarel, 'Harm Ellens (1871-1939)', Antiekwereld 5 (1980), p. 33-35
A. Tollenaar, 'Innovatie in rotan meubelen door Dirk van Sliedregt (1920-2010)', RKD Bulletin 2012, nr. 2, p. 169-173; p. 169

Documentation RKD

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Archive location: archief Jac. van den Bosch
Fichescollectie Monogrammen MHK
Project: NOA

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Creation date: 1993-08-24; Last modified date: 2017-07-24

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