Johannes Theodorus Toorop (1858-1928) - Landschap met figuren

This is an artistic work by the renowned Dutch artist Johannes Theodorus Toorop (1858-1928).
Landscape with figures
The drawing is signed bottom left and is in good condition.
With the beautiful list, this work is an enrichment in every collection.
Jan Toorop was born in Poerworedjo (now Purworejo) on Central Java. Jan Toorop's father, Christoffel Theodoor Toorop (Pekalongan, December 3, 1827 – Buitenzorg, November 6, 1887), was a clerk at the Bagelen land council in the Dutch East Indies. His mother, Maria Magdalena Cooke, born in Pasuruan on July 21, 1837, and died in Buitenzorg on June 2, 1892, was the daughter of the English sea captain Edward Cooke and Maria Magdalena Wohlseifer, presumably of mixed descent. In 1863, the family moved to the island of Banka, where his mother was born; his father, Toorop, became an administrator at a tin mine there.

Indian roots
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The wild and mysterious nature of the jungle on Banka, with which his father introduced him, and the shadow play of wajang puppets, which could fill his evenings in his youth, left a lasting impression. These experiences stimulated his imagination and inspired the play of moving lines in his symbolic works. He blended influences from the West with those from the East in his symbolism.

Jan Toorop had a dark complexion and was of mixed descent, an Indo in the then-current terminology. His exotic appearance had a captivating influence on some of his admirers, particularly female ones, whom he entertained with invented stories about the Javanese aristocracy. His entertaining and lovable nature easily earned him friends. Toorop was cosmopolitan but remained loyal to his Indonesian background. In an interview, he said about this: 'Indië cannot be removed from me. The foundation of my work is Eastern.'

After one and a half years of school in Batavia, Jan left for the Netherlands to receive a better education there, while his family stayed behind in the Dutch East Indies.

Netherlands
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Broek in Waterland, 1889, Indianapolis Museum of Art
In 1869, he went to Leiden. There, he completed the first classes of the Leiden HBS. In 1874, he was at the HBS in Winterswijk. In 1875, he took lessons with Herman Johannes van der Weele in The Hague. Afterwards, he moved to Delft, where he studied at the Polytechnic school in Delft from 1876 to 1878. Originally, his education was oriented towards commerce, but his artistic interest led him to the Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten in Amsterdam, from 1880 to 1882, under the guidance of August Allebé, and then to the Academy in Brussels, with Jean-François Portaels.