Jan Schoonhoven

Dutch, 1914 - 1994

Jan Schoonhoven was a Dutch artist best known for his relief sculptures made from corrugated cardboard, papier-mâché, toilet rolls, and plywood. His works were mostly monochromatic and purposefully non-expressive, emphasizing material qualities and formal experimentation like the works of Robert Ryman. Born on June 26, 1914 in Delft, Netherlands, Schoonhoven studied at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague. Early in his career, the artist worked on the evenings and weekends due to the government job he occupied during the day. He and his peers Henk Peeters and Jan Henderikse went on to make art that was a reaction to the brightly colored Neo-Expressionist works of the CoBrA group. Today, Schoonhoven’s artworks can be found in the collections of the Centraal Museum in Utrecht, the Dordechts Museum, the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, and the Museum of Modern Art in Antwerp, among others. Schoonhoven died on July 31, 1994 in Delft, Netherlands.

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Jan Schoonhoven, untitled, 1965

Jan Schoonhoven, untitled, 1965

signed and dated lower right
felt tip pen on paper
24.7 x 24.9 cm

Artworks

Jan Schoonhoven, untitled, 1964

Jan Schoonhoven, untitled, 1964

signed and dated on the reverse 'J.J. Schoonhoven 1964'
corrugated cardboard relief and board
80.5 x 59 x 3 cm

Sold to a Dutch private collection

Provenance:
Galerie Wulfengasse 14, Klagenfurt
Heiderose Hildebrand, Vienna – gift from the artist

Literature:
Jan J. Schoonhoven, June 19th – July 10th 1965 at Galerie Wulfengasse 14, Klagenfurt, Austria
Jan Schoonhoven, untitled, 1965

Jan Schoonhoven, untitled, 1965

signed and dated lower right
felt tip pen on paper
24.7 x 24.9 cm
Jan Schoonhoven, untitled, 1964

Jan Schoonhoven, untitled, 1964

signed and dated on the reverse
wall paint on corrugated cardboard and board
19 x 15 cm
(JSc10900)
Jan Schoonhoven, R 60-11, 1960

Jan Schoonhoven, R 60-11, 1960

signed and annotated on the reverse
wall paint, paper and cardboard on board
15 x 66.5 cm

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