Discover painter, watercolorist, draftsperson Paul Citroen

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: Citroen, Roelof Paul
Aretino
signed 'Citroen', published books and articles under the pseudonym Aretino

Qualifications: painter, watercolorist, draftsperson, collagist, photographer, etcher, lithographer, designer, glass designer, academy lecturer, art theorist, author
as a photographer most active from 1924 to mid 30's

Nationality/school: German, Dutch
Dutch parents; came to the Netherlands in 1917 and settled here in 1928

Born: Berlin 1896-12-15

Deceased: Wassenaar (place) 1983-03-13

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In 1926, Citroen experimented with Umbo on new compositions, cuts and exposures (Sinderen et al. 2000)

This person/entity in other databases

1 hit in RKDcollections
113 hits in RKDimages as artist
38 hits in RKDimages as provenance
75 hits in RKDlibrary as subject
27 hits in RKDlibrary as author
1 hit in RKDlibrary as illustrator
80 hits in RKDexcerpts as artist

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Biographical information

Period of activity: 1906 - 1983
c. 1906-1983

Education: Berlijn: opleiding

1910-1912 classes at an (unknown) drawing school in Berlin
Studien-Atelier für Malerie und Plastik (Berlijn-Charlottenburg)

1912-1914

1916-1918 training for the book trade
Bauhaus Schule (Weimar)

1922-1924

Active in

Berlijn 1912 - 1914
studied at the Academie Brandenburg (Leijerzapf e.a. 1984–)
Alkmaar (plaats) 1915
based in Alkmaar; also returned to Berlin in 1915 (Leijerzapf et al. 1984–)
Berlijn 1916 - 1917
training as a bookseller (Leijerzapf et al. 1984–)
Nederland 1917 - 1922
moved to the Netherlands (Leijerzapf e.a. 1984–); stayed in Amsterdam in 1917
Weimar (Thüringen) 1922 - 1924
training at the Bauhaus (Leijerzapf et al. 1984–)
Basel (Zwitserland) 1928
travelled back and forth between Berlin, Amsterdam, Paris and Basel in the period 1924-1928 (Leijerzapf et al. 1984–)
Parijs 1928
travelled back and forth between Berlin, Amsterdam, Paris and Basel in the period 1924-1928 (Leijerzapf et al. 1984–)
Amsterdam (stad) 1928
travelled back and forth between Berlin, Amsterdam, Paris and Basel in the period 1924-1928 (Leijerzapf et al. 1984–)
Berlijn 1928
travelled back and forth between Berlin, Amsterdam, Paris and Basel in the period 1924-1928 (Leijerzapf et al. 1984–)
Amsterdam (stad) 1929
Wanningstraat 6 from 15 March until February 1929; according to his family card at the Amsterdam Archives
Amsterdam (stad) 1929 - 1935
Kerkstraat 235 from 19 February 1929 until 1935; according to his family card at the Amsterdam Archives
Den Haag (stad) 1935
appointed as a teacher at the Academy of Visual Arts (Leijerzapf et al. 1984–)
Leiden (stad) 1935
lived in Leiden for a short time (Leijerzapf e.a. 1984–)
Amsterdam (stad) 1935 - 1936
De Lairessestraat 128 from 4 September 1935 until May 1936; according to his family card in the Amsterdam Archives
Amsterdam (stad) 1936 - 1936-03
Wanningstraat 6 from 5 May 1936 until March 1936; according to his family card in the Amsterdam Archives
Wassenaar (plaats) 1936-03 - 1983
moved to Wassenaar (Leijerzapf e.a. 1984–)
's-Graveland 1944 - 1945
in hiding in 's-Graveland (Leijerzapf et al. 1984–)
Den Haag (stad) 1945 - 1960
resumed teaching (Leijerzapf e.a. 1984–)

Teacher at academy/university: Akademie van beeldende kunsten (Den Haag)
co-founder of the Nieuwe Kunstschool in Amsterdam (1933-1937) and teacher at the Academy of Visual Arts in The Hague (1935-1960)
Nieuwe Kunstschool (Amsterdam)

born in

active in

died in

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.: Brandenburg, Martin
Itten, Johannes
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.: Aken, Wim van
Barnouw, Adriaan Jacob
Beusekom, Jan van
Boer, Hessel de
Bol, Kees
Borst Pauwels, Annie
Bosch, Walter
Brandes, Agnes Elisabeth
Breur-Hibma, Aat
Bromberg, Nettie
Buurman, Kees
Croiset, Eduard
Dalenoord, Jenny
Deppe, Dons
Douwes Dekker, Edward
Duyvensz, Johanna
Efferen, Hans van
Ehrenfest, Galinka
Gans, Madeleine
Giesel, Erna
Gijzel, Adrian de
Grieken, Jos van
Hammacher, Vera Pauline
Hartog, Henk
Hoogendoorn, Ton
Istha, Joop
Jong, Hens de
Kloot, Jaap
Krever-Hoppen, Henriëtte Elizabeth
Kuiper, Jan (1928-2017)
Lampe, George
Leeuwen, Petra van
Liempt, Wim van
Lutz, Gerard
Maronier, Elisabeth Johanna
Meerts, Ronnie
Meijer, Mans
Mermans-Zoetmulder, Claartje
Merwijk, Jan van
Metz, Lex
Muhlenfeld, Corry
Mulder, Kees
Nadal, Fernando de
Nanninga, Jaap
Niemeijer, Pum
Oostenbrink, Hendrik
Overbeek, Wim van
Raaphorst, Riet
Rietbroek, Aart (1906-1970)
Schaik, Ella van
Smissaert, Piet
Smolders, Jozef
Staverman, Thomas
Steinbach, Lucia
Strüwer, Ardy
Verhoeven, Aart
Vroom, Jean Paul
Weber, Rie
Wegner, Toon
Weihs, Bertram
Wensma, Gerard
Wentholt, Antoinette
Wessendorp, Jan
Zeegers, Jos

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.: figure, nude figure, portrait, artist's portrait, self-portrait, landscape (genre), cityscape, autonomous photography, still life, flower piece

Medium/technique: oil paint, bromide print, gelatin silver print (DOP)
Product: bookplate, postage stamp, design for book binding, cover or dust jacket

Prijzen

Jacob Marisprijs
1950, 1956

Member of

Literature

Literature in RKDLibrary: 75 hits in RKDlibrary as subject
27 hits in RKDlibrary as author

Scheen 1969-1970 , p. 212 (as: Citroen, Roelof Paul ('Paul');*)
Witt Checklist 1978
Leijerzapf et al. 1984- , vol. 2 (aflevering 27 Geschiedenis Nederlandse Fotografie, september 1996) (as: Citroen, Paul)
Saur 1992- , vol. 19, 1998, 308
Jacobs 1993 , vol. 1, p. 222
Scharten 1996 , p. 27
Jacobs 2000 , vol. 2, p. 8
Koetzle 2002 , p. 88-89 (as: (Roelof) Paul Citroen)
Van Sinderen et al. 2002 , p. 72-73 (as: Citroen, Paul)
Schijf/Van Voolen et al. 2010 , p. 63
Wachlin 2011 , vol. 1 p. 107 (as: Citroen, Roelof Paul)

cat. tent. Collectieve tentoonstelling P. Citroen, J. Dalenoord, R. Exel, Brussel (Benelux Huis) 1958
J. Hofkamp en E. van Uitert, 'De Nieuwe Kunstschool (1933-1943)', Nederlands Kunsthistorisch Jaarboek 30 (1979), p. 233-300
A. Colenbrander, 'Paul Citroen, het Bauhaus en de Nieuwe Kunstschool', Desipientia 2 (1995), nr. 1, p. 24-29
H. Rooseboom, 'Paul Citroen en het RKD', RKD Bulletin 1998, nr. 2, p. 1-5
C. Blotkamp, Y. Koopmans [e.a.], Magie en Zakelijkheid - realistische schilderkunst in Nederland 1925-1945, Zwolle/Arnhem 1999, p. 124-127
S. Eenhuis, 'Aanvulling op... Uitbreiding van de colletie Paul Citroen', ', Jaarboek Letterkundig Museum 8 (1999), p. 128-132
J. van Adrichem, De ontvangst van de moderne kunst in Nederland 1910-2000.Picasso als pars pro toto, Amsterdam 2001, p. 116 en passim
D. Adelaar, M. Roding en B. Tempel, De Blijvende Verlokking. Kunstenaars uit de Lage Landen in Italië 1806-1940, Schiedam 2003, p. 158,161
B. Huijser, Nederlandse boekband-, boekomslag- en stofomslag-ontwerpers 1890-1940 (typescript, 2004)
H. den Hartog Jager, cat.tent. Kunst per post, Den Haag (Museum Escher in het Paleis) 2006
Lotte Menkman, 'Paul Citroen: Metropolis en metropolen', in: Joke Pronk en Tineke de Ruiter ed., 'Fotovoorkeuren' (Amsterdam 2007) p. 105-108.
R. van der Neut, 'Paul Citroen portrettist en modernist', Tableau nr. 4, sep/okt 2008, p. 68-75
J. Versteegh, 'Paul Citroen, tussen modernisme en portret', Collect (2008) nr. 7, p. 66-71
Ades, D.: Photomontage (1976, French ed.) (NFM)
Weiermair, Peter: Photographie als Kunst 1879-1979 (tent.cat. 1979) (NFM)
Paul Citroen fotograaf, Den Haag, 1979 (NFM)
Fotografie in Nederland 1920-1940, 1979, Biografie p. 147 (NFM)
Krichbaum, 1981, p. 45. (NFM)
Herzogenrath, W.: Bauhausfotografie (tent.cat. Stuttgart, 1983) (NFM)
Billeter, E.:, Selbstporträt (1985) (NFM)
RILA 11 2877 (1985) (NFM)
Frizot, Michel (ed) a.o.: Photomontages. Photographie experimentale de l'entre-deux-guerres (Photo Poche 31, 1987) (NFM)
Leijerzapf, Ingeborg Th. (ed.): Roots and Turns; 20th Century Photography in the Netherlands (tent.cat. Houston, 1988) (NFM)
Contemporary Photographers (2nd ed. 1988) (NFM)
Kousbroek, Rudy: 66 Zelfportretten van Nederlandse Fotografen (1988) (NFM)
Fiedler, J. (ed.): Photography at the Bauhaus (1990) (NFM)
Leijerzapf, Ingeborg Th.: Het beslissende beeld (1991) (NFM)
Lempertz Auktion 670, Photographie (1991) (NFM)
Zien en gezien worden (tent.cat. Leiden, 1983) (NFM)
Dictionnaire de la Photo (Larousse, 1996) (NFM)
Weiermair, Peter (Hrsg.): 100 Jahre 100 Bilder : eine Geschichte der Fotografie (1995) (NFM)
Misselbeck, R. (Hrsg.): Prestel-Lexikon der Fotografen (2002) (NFM)

Documentatie fotocollectie Universiteitsbibliotheek Leiden

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artist's portraits filed under: Chris Hassholdt; Joep Nicolas, Wim Oepts, John Rädecker, Jaap Weynand; Raoul Hynckes

Archive location: Archief en bibliotheek Theo en Nelly van Doesburg
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Creation date: 1990-07-26; Last modified date: 2020-04-20

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