Willem Korteling, 1889-1964, stilleven met bloemen, olieverf op doek

Willem Korteling, 1889-1964, Still life with flowers, oil on canvas, 40 x 50 cm.

Here you can view a work by Willem Korteling at the Kröller-Müller Museum

Three generations of Deventer Painters (The Historical Museum Deventer)

In the 19th and 20th centuries, there was plenty of talent for painting in Deventer, not least among the Korteling family. Ancestor Gerhard Korteling started a painting company in the Smedenstraat in 1839. His son Bartus Korteling was an inspiring drawing teacher for decades, including at the Deventer Teekenacademie. His son Willem Korteling, the third generation, was the first painter to make a living from his free work. The story of the Kortelings shows how craft grew into art. With a book, exhibition and its own website, 2011 will be a real Korteling year!

Willem (1889-1964) sketched away and painted numerous landscapes, still lifes, flowers and lots of cows and chickens! Romanticism, impressionism, the revival of the Hague School, all styles are represented in the Korteling exhibition!

Book and website

The richly illustrated book The Korteling family, art and craft by Roel H. Smit-Muller gives a beautiful overview of all Kortelingen. The book is published by Uitgeversmaatschappij Walburgpers, colorfully illustrated, bound, ISBN 978.90.5730.707.2