Albert Houthuesen

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Albert Houthuesen, (3 October 1903 – 20 October 1979), was a Dutch-born British artist. He was born in Amsterdam, but came to London in 1912, following the death of his father. During the 1920s, he studied at the Royal College of Art with Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth and Edward Burra. His work was influenced by a range of artists, perhaps most significantly Rembrandt, Constable, Turner and van Gogh.

He worked in virtual isolation for sixty years, producing a varied body of work. His pictures include still-lives, landscapes, seascapes, and portraits, as well as biblical, mythical and allegorical scenes.

His work is held in major collections including:

• The Ashmolean Museum, Oxford;
• The British Museum, London;
• City Museum and Art Gallery, Carlisle;
• Graves Art Gallery, Sheffield;
• City Art Gallery, Leeds;
• National Museum Cardiff, Wales;
• Nottingham Castle Museum & Art Gallery;
• Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon;
• The Potteries Museum, Stoke-on-Trent;
• Tate Britain, London;
• The Theatre Museum, London;
• Ulster Museum, Belfast;
• Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

[edit] References

• David Buckman, Artists In Britain Since 1945, 2006.
• Richard Nathanson, Walk To The Moon – The Story of Albert Houthuesen, 1990.
• John Rothenstein, British Art Since 1900, 1962.
• John Rothenstein, Albert Houthuesen: An Appreciation 1969.
• John Rothenstein, Modern English Painters vol. 111, 1974.

[edit] External links

• Albert Houthuesen 1903 - 1979