Sam Schellink

The field of work recorded is ceramic art. Places of work recorded in the authority are Utrecht and The Hague. Employment is recorded with Plateelbakkerij Rozenburg. Work by Sam Schellink is recorded in the collections of Victoria and Albert Museum, Museum Arnhem, National Museum Paleis het Loo, Museum De Lakenhal and National Museum of World Cultures.

• Name — Samuel Schellink • Born — 1 August 1876 • Birthplace — Utrecht, Netherlands • Died — 20 December 1958 • Place of death — The Hague, Netherlands • Field — pottery painter, engraver, aquarellist • Movement — Art Nouveau

• Illustration — Porcelain vase decorated by Schellink in 1914, currently at the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam Sam Schellink (alias J. Schelling, Sam Schellink, or Schellink Junior) was an autodidact and began his career in Utrecht, where he worked until 1892, when he moved to The Hague. In that same year, he joined N.V. Haagsche Plateelbakkerij Rozenburg as a painter apprentice. He would later go on to be the painter of their eggshell porcelain, for which he would become well-known. During this time, he developed the signature topics of his work which include still life, flowers, birds and, less prominently, landscapes. He remained with Rozenburg until 1914, when they went bankrupt. As a consequence and for a brief period, he focused on painting and entering the art trade. However, in 1918, he joined Tegel en Fayencefabriek Amphora in Oegstgeest, where he again worked as a pottery painter. Schellink's last employer was Plateelbakkerij Goedewaagen in Gouda, where he fulfilled the same role of pottery decorator.

In 1901, he married Johanna Sophia Bruens in The Hague, with whom he had a daughter. After the death of his first wife in 1927, he married Wilhelmina Gerardina Johanna Smits, who had been his housekeeper.

Sam Schellink is recorded with the occupation watercolorist. Recorded with the occupation draftsperson. Recorded with the occupation pastellist. Recorded with the occupation ceramicist. Recorded with the occupation painter. Recorded with the occupation etcher. Recorded as watercolorist, etcher, ceramicist, pastellist and painter. Recorded at birth as Samuel Schellink. Schellink worked in ceramic art.