Theodoor Christiaan Adriaan Colenbrander

Theodoor Christiaan Adriaan (Theo) Colenbrander (31 October 1841 in Doesburg – 28 May 1930 in Laag-Keppel) Dutch architect, ceramistTitus M. Eliëns. ''Het Keramiek Boek. Nederlands vernieuwingsaardewerk 1880-1940,'' 2006.
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plaque painter, and designer,Biographical data
at the Netherlands Institute for Art History. characterized as the first Dutch industrial designer.

Life and work

Colenbrander was born in Doesburg, where his father was one of the notables, who worked as commissioner, insurance agent, land agent, and director of the potato flour mill. Beside his regular school, he received additional education from the local city architect. In the late 1850s he started working for the architect L.H. Eberson (1822–1889) in Arnhem, who later became the chief architect for Willem III. He participated in some architectural contests by the Maatschappij tot Bevordering der Bouwkunst, and received some honorable recommendations. In 1867 he moved to Paris where he assisted in the construction of the Dutch pavilion for the World Fair in Paris of 1867.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.

Back in the Netherlands he settled in The Hague. From 1884 to 1888 he was designer and artistic director at the plaque factory Plateelbakkerij Rozenburg in The Hague. The Gemeentemuseum Den Haag recalls, that "Rozenburg pottery made a particularly important contribution to the transformation of Dutch decorative earthenware. This was due first and foremost to the architect T.A.C. Colenbrander (1841–1930), who designed a completely new and innovative range over the 1885-1889 period. His striking designs featured distinctively irregular shapes and fanciful decorative motifs, generally abstracted from nature and executed in an Expressionist palette."A Decorative Delight: Dutch Ceramics 1880 – 1940
" at ''gemeentemuseum.nl,'' 2006. Accessed 19.05.2015.

As designer he subsequently worked in Deventer, Amersfoort, The Hague in the year 1912–13, Oosterbeek (Renkum), and since the 1920s in Arnhem. From 1921 to 1924 he designed work for the Plateelbakkerij Ram, which only produced designs by Colenbrander.

Gallery

File:Vaas met deksel met geabstraheerd floraal decor, 1888-89.jpg, Vase with cover with abstract floral decor, 1888–89
File:Bord met abstract decor, 1889.jpg, Plate with abstract decor, 1889
File:Pot met deksel met floraal decor, 1890.jpg, Pot with cover with abstract floral decor, 1890
File:Vaas model 3 met abstract decor, decor Hangend, 1921.jpg, Vase model 3 with abstract decor, 1921
File:Kop en schotel met abstract decor, decors Tweeslag en Vol, 1921-24.jpg, Cup and saucer with abstract decor, 1921–24
File:Pot met deksel model 49 met abstract decor, decor Volop, 1924.jpg, Pot with cover model 49 with abstract floral decor, 1924

Work in public collections (selection)

* Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
* Princessehof Ceramics Museum
* Museum de Fundatie, Zwolle

See also

* List of Dutch ceramists

References

Further reading

* R.W.P. e Vriesjr, "Nieuw aardewerk van Th.A.C. Colenbrander," ''Elsevier's Geïllustreerd Maandschrift'' 23 (1913), p. 439
* R.W.P. e Vriesjr, "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
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External links

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Theo Colenbrander, 1841-1930, Vernieuwer van de kunstnijverheid

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1841 births
1930 deaths
Dutch architects
Dutch ceramists
Dutch designers
People from Doesburg