Th.A.C. Colenbrander
Also recorded as Theodoor Colenbrander · T.A.C. Colenbrander · Theodoor Christian Adriaan Colenbrander · Theodoor Chritiaan Adriaan Colenbrander
Th.A.C. Colenbrander
Theo Colenbrander · Rijksmuseum Amsterdam · CC0
- Born
- 1841 · Doesburg.
- Died
- 1930 · Laag-Keppel.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Occupation
- architect · pottery painter · ceramicist · designer · draftsperson · illuminator
- Fields
- ceramic art · product design
- Languages
- Dutch
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Bibliothèque nationale de France · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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Identity and origins
Identity and origins
The recorded working language is Dutch. The field of work recorded is ceramic art and product design. Places of work recorded in the authority are Arnhem. Employment is recorded with Plateelbakkerij Zuid-Holland and Plateelbakkerij Ram. Work by Th.A.C. Colenbrander is recorded in the collections of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Design Museum Gent, The Mesdag Collection, Kunstmuseum Den Haag and Rijksmuseum.
The authorities additionally record the headings Theodoor Colenbrander, T.A.C. Colenbrander, Theodoor Christian Adriaan Colenbrander, Theodoor Chritiaan Adriaan Colenbrander and Theodoor Christiaan Adriaan Colenbrander. His recorded language was Dutch.
Documentary record
Th.A.C. Colenbrander, born on 31 October 1841 in Doesburg, Netherlands and died on 28 May 1930 in Laag-Keppel, Netherlands, is documented in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. Both events are recorded by the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
Amsterdam - Stedelijk Museum - Theo Colenbrander (1841-1930) - RAM Earthenware 1923
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Amsterdam - Stedelijk Museum - Theo Colenbrander (1841-1930) - White Feathers ('Witte Veeren') (KNA 10) 1891 - N.V. Haagsche Plateelbakkerij Rozenburg
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Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
The full dated record · 2 entries
1841
Th.A.C. Colenbrander was born on 31 October 1841.
1930
Th.A.C. Colenbrander died on 28 May 1930.
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Doesburg.
Birth place
Laag-Keppel.
Death place
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- 1.Titus M. Eliëns. Het Keramiek Boek. Nederlands vernieuwingsaardewerk 1880-1940, 2006. (review)
- 2.Biographical data at the Netherlands Institute for Art History.
- 3.Arno Weltens. " ," at artwis.com. April 6, 2012.
- 4.Hadewych Martens. "Theo Colenbrander, 1841-1930, Vernieuwer van de kunstnijverheid" in: Biografisch Woordenboek Gelderland, deel 4, J.A.E. Kuys (ed.), 2004, p. 54–56.
- 5."A Decorative Delight: Dutch Ceramics 1880 – 1940," at gemeentemuseum.nl, 2006. Accessed 19.05.2015.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 5
- R.W.P. [de Vries] jr, "Nieuw aardewerk van Th.A.C. Colenbrander," Elsevier's Geïllustreerd Maandschrift 23 (1913), p. 439
- R.W.P. [de Vries] jr, "Jubileum-tentoonstelling Th.A.C. Colenbrander te Amsterdam," Elsevier's Geïllustreerd Maandschrift 33 (1923), p. 428-430
- Arno Weltens, Riet Neerincx, Theodorus Christiaan Adriaan Colenbrander, Gemeentemuseum (Arnhem). T.A.C. Colenbrander (1841–1930): Plateelbakkerij 'RAM' te Arnhem (1921–1935). Gemeentemuseum, 1986.
- Arno Weltens, T. A. C. Colenbrander (2008). Theo Colenbrander: tapijten, d'jonge Hond, 2008
- Mills, Richard. Motif and Variations: A Study of Dutch Art Nouveau Ceramic and Carpet Designs by T.A.C Colenbrander. Studies in the Decorative Arts. Fall-Winter. 85–117. 1997.
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