Jan Kelderman (1914-1990) - Winter in monnikedam

Jan Kelderman, born in Edam in 1914, died in 1990 in Amsterdam.

Jan Kelderman was an Amsterdam trader and impressionist painter, who sold his works himself and lived from their proceeds. He sold his paintings to companies, at exhibitions and markets, in hotels and in his regular café.

winter in monnikkedam
Jan Kelderman painted this specific cityscape from the opposite bank of the water (the Gouwzee inner harbor), where the Speeltoren dominates the horizon. This particular winter scene is known in the art trade and at auctions under titles such as "Gezicht op Monnickendam" or "Winter in Monnickendam painted in 1965"