Arthur van Schendel: Quick Facts

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Born	March 5, 1874 • Jakarta • Indonesia
Died	September 11, 1946 (aged 72) • Amsterdam • Netherlands
Notable Works	“Een Zwerver verdwaald” • “Een Zwerver verliefd” • “The Johanna Maria”

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Schendel, detail of an oil painting by Jan Toorop, 1912

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Agatha Deken, detail of an engraving by L. Portman after a drawing by A. Teerlink after a painting by P. Groenia

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Heijermans, crayon drawing by Jan Toorop, 1914

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Van Lennep, detail of an oil painting by Johan Georg Schwartze; in a private collection

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Van Looy, drawing by Jan Pieter Veth, 1896; in the Teylers Museum, Haarlem, Neth.

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