Johann Georg van Caspel

Johann Georg van Caspel
Portrait (ca. 1920)
Born24 March 1870 Edit this on Wikidata
Died4 July 1928 Edit this on Wikidata
OccupationsArchitect, graphic designer, painter, illustrator, exlibrist, decorative artist, furniture designer, drawer, lithographer, poster artist Edit this on Wikidata
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Johann Georg van Caspel (24 March 1870–4 July 1928) was a Dutch Art Nouveau colour lithographist, painter of portraits and murals,[1] and architect.[2]

Biography

He studied at the Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten, 'State Academy of Fine Arts' in Amsterdam. He started working at the studio of Maurits van der Valk, and made his poster artwork with the Amand Printing Company. Eventually he would move to Laren and start working in the field of architecture; designing mansions in the area of Gooi.[2]

Selected works

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References

  1. ↑ Purvis, Alston (1992). Dutch graphic design, 1918-1945. Van Nostrand Reinhold. pp. 14–15. ISBN 9780442004446.
  2. 1 2 "Whoogenstraaten - 1900". 1worlddecor.com. Retrieved 2 November 2017.