Archieven

Acquisitions

Study material of Olphaert den Otter

Acquisition
The RKD has received a special donation from the visual artist.
Olphaert den Otter, studie voor de fortunascoop-tondo, 2025, collectie RKD

Letter archive E.E. Bouwman

Acquisition
Recently, the RKD acquired the letter archive of art collector E.E. Bouwman.
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Photo archive Aad van Houwelingen

Acquisition
Photographer Wim Lamboo rescued over sixty photos from a container. This year, the photos were transferred to the RKD.
Aad van Houwelingen

Archive of correspondence by Sanne Bruinier

Acquisition
Early this year the RKD received a suitcase full of letters by the artist Sanne Bruinier (1875-1951).
Portret van Sanne Bruinier

Aad in 't Veld Archive

Acquisition
At the end of 2023, the RKD acquired an archive from Aad in 't Veld, assistant of Jan Schoonhoven.
Portret Jan Schoonhoven

herman de vries Archive

Acquisition
The extensive archive of herman de vries, one of the leading artists of the ZERO group, has been transferred from to the RKD.
 Archief herman de vries

Piet Mondrian Archive

Acquisition

The RKD – Netherlands Institute for Art History purchased eighteen unknown letters and postcards by

 Archief Piet Mondriaan

Eduard Karsen Archive

Acquisition

On 27 November, the RKD bought from the Haarlem auction house Bubb Kuyper a small archive relatin

 Archief Eduard Karsen

Hollandsche Kunstenaarskring Archive

Acquisition

In February the RKD acquired the archive of the Hollandsche Kunstenaarskring (Dutch Artists’ Circle).

 Archief Hollandsche Kunstenaarskring

Maryan Ainsworth Archive

Acquisition
Archive of Maryan Ainsworth, curator of Northern Renaissance paintings at The Metropolitan Museum.
 Archief Maryan Ainsworth

Katharine Fremantle Archive

Acquisition

The Katharine Fremantle archive arrived at the RKD in the autumn of 2019, as a gift from the couple Jan and Els Jimkes-Verkade from Utrecht.

 Archief Katharine Fremantle

Groeninx van Zoelen albums

Acquisition

The RKD has recently been gifted no fewer than fourteen nineteenth-century photo albums by Jonkvrouw Anna Katharina Groeninx van Zoelen to add to its

 Albums Groeninx van Zoelen