Théophile de Bock: landschapschilder, verbinder, organisator

The Hague School painter Théophile de Bock is known for his landscapes and his contribution to Panorama Mesdag, for which he painted the dunes and the sky. Even during his lifetime, his work was collected internationally, particularly in America and Canada. De Bock also advised many young artists and helped them on their way. In 1891, he co-founded and chaired the Hague Art Circle, where he organized the first retrospective exhibition of Vincent van Gogh. In the second half of the 1880s, he spent some time at Oud-Rande Castle in Diepenveen, where a small artists' colony existed. Afterward, De Bock regularly rented the orangery at Doorwerth Castle, which became his summer studio. In 1895, he settled in nearby Renkum. Later, De Bock moved to Haarlem, where he died in 1904.

Théophile de Bock: landschapschilder, verbinder, organisator (Landscape Painter, Connector, Organizer) is de Bock's first monograph. A retrospective exhibition of Théophile de Bock will open on October 17, 2025, at Museum Veluwezoom, located in Doorwerth Castle. The RKD has been conducting research on De Bock for some time now, using its own collection. The exhibition at Doorwerth Castle provides the ideal opportunity to summarize this research in an accessible publication, intended for a broad audience interested in art, particularly nineteenth-century art.

Available from October 17.