The Haagse Kunstkring (English The Hague Art Circle) is an association in

The Hague The Hague ( ; nl, Den Haag or ) is a city and municipality of the Netherlands, situated on the west coast facing the North Sea. The Hague is the country's administrative centre and its seat of government, and while the official capital of ...

for artists and art lovers. Among the members are visual artists, architects, writers, recitation artists, photographers, musicians and designers. The association was founded in 1891, among others, by artist

Théophile de Bock Théophile Emile Achille de Bock (14 January 1851, in The Hague – 22 November 1904, in Haarlem) was a Dutch painter belonging to the Hague School. Although many denigrate De Bock's work as too gray and too sketchy, Hague School champions love hi ...

and architect . The art society settled on the in The Hague and later moved to the Denneweg.Historie
at haagsekunstkring.nl, 2015. In 1892,

Jan Toorop Johannes Theodorus 'Jan' TooropJan Toorop

Vincent van Gogh Vincent Willem van Gogh (; 30 March 185329 July 1890) was a Dutch Post-Impressionism, Post-Impressionist painter who posthumously became one of the most famous and influential figures in Western art history. In a decade, he created about 2 ...

, although at that time this work was still unknown and most controversial. In 1923,

Kurt Schwitters Kurt Hermann Eduard Karl Julius Schwitters (20 June 1887 – 8 January 1948) was a German artist who was born in Hanover, Germany. Schwitters worked in several genres and media, including dadaism, constructivism, surrealism, poetry, sound, pain ...

and Theo van Doesburg in the Kunstkring held the first Dada-meeting in the Netherlands, which was of great influence on the renewal of art in the Netherlands. From 1926 to 1932 the artist

Albert Vogel Sr. Albert Vogel (18 June 1874, Bergen op Zoom – 8 November 1933, The Hague) was a Dutch officer, teacher and performer. Biography Louis Albert Anthing Vogel was born in Bergen op Zoom and attended the H.B.S. in Haarlem and Leiden. He was trai ...

(1874-1933) served as chairman of the art circle. To mark the 100th anniversary of the Hague Art Circle, the society was awarded the Medal of the City of The Hague.

Famous members

* Cor Alons, industrial designer *

Hendrik Petrus Berlage Hendrik Petrus Berlage (21 February 1856 – 12 August 1934) was a Dutch architect. He is considered one of the fathers of the architecture of the Amsterdam School. Life and work Hendrik Petrus Berlage, son of Nicolaas Willem Berlage and An ...

, architect * Leonora van Bijsterveld ; her inheritance (1957) allows the Kunstkring could buy a building at the Denneweg. The Art Society is still there. * Theo van Doesburg, painter *

Pierre H. Dubois Pierre H. Dubois (born Amsterdam, 2 July 1917 – died The Hague, 24 March 1999) was a Dutch writer and critic. He was awarded the Constantijn Huygens Prize in 1952, for ''Een houding in de tijd'', and again in 1985. Works * 1940 - '' A.C. Wil ...

, writer *

Vilmos Huszár Vilmos Huszár (5 January 1884 – 8 September 1960) was a Hungarian painter and designer. He lived in The Netherlands, where he was one of the founding members of the art movement De Stijl. Huszár was born in Budapest, Hungary. He emigrated ...

, painter, designer *

Herman van der Kloot Meijburg Herman van der Kloot Meijburg (21 October 1875 – 19 April 1961) was a Dutch architect. His work was part of the architecture event in the art competition at the 1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d' ...

, architect *

Arnold Hendrik Koning Arnold Hendrik Koning (1860-1945) (2 April 1860 - 20 January 1945) was a Dutch painter. He painted in the style of the Hague School. Life Arnold ("Nol") Koning was born into a family of lawyers and administrators from Groningen. After completi ...

, painter *

Max Koot Max or MAX may refer to: Animals * Max (dog) (1983–2013), at one time purported to be the world's oldest living dog * Max (English Springer Spaniel), the first pet dog to win the PDSA Order of Merit (animal equivalent of OBE) * Max (gorilla) (1 ...

, photographer *

Han van Meegeren Henricus Antonius "Han" van Meegeren (; 10 October 1889 – 30 December 1947) was a Dutch painter and portraitist, considered one of the most ingenious art forgers of the 20th century. Van Meegeren became a national hero after World War II when ...

, painter and forger *

Jan Wils Jan Wils (22 February 1891 – 11 February 1972) was a Dutch architect. He was born in Alkmaar and died in Voorburg. Wils was one of the founding members of the De Stijl movement, which also included artists as Piet Mondrian, Theo van Doesburg ...

, architect * Hendrik Wouda, architect and furniture designer * Piet Zwart, typographer

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* * Honorary members and members of merit {{Authority control Clubs and societies in the Netherlands Art societies Dutch artist groups and collectives

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