Jan Hulsker
Illustration — Jan Hulsker (1972) Jan Hulsker (2 October 1907, The Hague – 9 November 2002, Vancouver) was a Dutch art historian especially noted for his work on Vincent van Gogh. He studied Dutch literature in Leiden and was promoted with a thesis on the author Aart van der Leeuw. In 1953, he was appointed to the Ministerie van Cultuur, Recreatie en Maatschappelijk werk, in charge of the art department.
Also recorded as JH2007 · JH2014 · JH1731 · JH1691
Jan Hulsker
Rob Croes (ANEFO) · Cropped from GaHetNa (Nationaal Archief NL) · CC0
- Born
- 1907 · The Hague.
- Died
- 2002 · Vancouver.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Occupation
- writer · historian
- Education
- Leiden University
- Honours
- Akademiepenning · Zilveren Anjer
- Languages
- Dutch
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Illustration — Jan Hulsker (1972) Jan Hulsker (2 October 1907, The Hague – 9 November 2002, Vancouver) was a Dutch art historian especially noted for his work on Vincent van Gogh. He studied Dutch literature in Leiden and was promoted with a thesis on the author Aart van der Leeuw. In 1953, he was appointed to the Ministerie van Cultuur, Recreatie en Maatschappelijk werk, in charge of the art department.
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The authorities additionally record the headings JH2007, JH2014, JH1731, JH1691 and JH484. His recorded language was Dutch.
Dutch art historian Jan Hulsker, 1972
Rob Croes (ANEFO) · GaHetNa (Nationaal Archief NL) NL-HaNA 2.24.01.05 0 925-5183
![Collectie / Archief: Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie: [onbekend] Beschrijving: Einde filmweek in Arnhem. Miedema en cineast Fons Rademaker George Sluizer en Jan Hulsker. Datum: 10 juni 1961 Locatie: Arnhem Trefwoorden: cineasten, festivals, prijsuitreikingen Persoonsnaam: Rademaker Fotograaf: Koch, Eric / Anefo Auteursrechthebbende: Nationaal Archief Materiaalsoort: Negatief (zwa](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Einde_filmweek_in_Arnhem_Miedema_en_cineast_Fons_Rademaker%2C_Bestanddeelnr_912-5838.jpg/800px-Einde_filmweek_in_Arnhem_Miedema_en_cineast_Fons_Rademaker%2C_Bestanddeelnr_912-5838.jpg)
Collectie / Archief: Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie: [onbekend] Beschrijving: Einde filmweek in Arnhem. Miedema en cineast Fons Rademaker George Sluizer en Jan Hulsker. Datum: 10 juni 1961 Locatie: Arnhem Trefwoorden: cineasten, festivals, prijsuitreikingen Persoonsnaam: Rademaker Fotograaf: Koch, Eric / Anefo Auteursrechthebbende: Nationaal Archief Materiaalsoort: Negatief (zwa
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1907
Jan Hulsker born at The Hague.
2002
Jan Hulsker died at Vancouver.
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In 1959, he became general director in charge of culture at large (directeur-generaal voor culturele zaken). The establishment of the Vincent van Gogh Foundation and the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam were among his major tasks. From the 1950s, Hulsker contributed to Van Gogh research, concentrating on the dating of Van Gogh's correspondence. In 1973, Hulsker's most important study was published, Van Gogh door Van Gogh, which has not been translated from the Dutch. He is the author of an acknowledged catalogue raisonné of Van Gogh's work, published in 1977, revised in 1984 and again in 1996. His catalogue numbers are preceded by a "JH": thus JH1731 refers to the 1889 oil painting The Starry Night (previously catalogued by Jacob Baart de la Faille as F612). Hulsker warned that numerous forgeries were passing as Van Goghs. In the 1980s, Hulsker left the Netherlands and settled in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, where he died in 2002.
• Hulsker, Jan. Vincent and Theo van Gogh; A dual biography. Ann Arbor: Fuller Publications, 1990. • Hulsker, Jan. The Complete Van Gogh. Oxford: Phaidon, 1980..
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- 1.Wesseling, Janneke, "Gesprek met van Gogh-kenner Jan Hulsker" in: NRC d.d. 9 januari 1998
- 2.Jan Hulsker in: Literatuur. Jaargang 20, Amsterdam 2003. Gearchiveerd op 30 augustus 2021.
- 3.Witman, Bob Man die de schrijver in Van Gogh ontdekte in: De volkskrant d.d 12 november 2001. Gearchiveerd op 19 april 2021.
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