Theo Nieuwenhuis

He is known as one of the best Dutch artists to work in the style called Nieuwe Kunst (Art Nouveau), which he applied to many different media.

Based in Amsterdam from 1883 to 1888, he visited Germany and Austria, then moved to Paris, where he remained until 1890.

His interiors include the Shipping House, Amsterdam, which also makes use of stucco and cement; and "Harmony" in Groningen.

The charters which they completed in 1892 for the Society for the Promotion of Medicine are considered as one of the first manifestations of Nieuwe Kunst.

Nieuwenhuis was a member of Arti et Amicitiae in (Amsterdam) and was teacher of Roelf Gerbrands and Leo Visser.

Nieuwenhuis' portrait from around 1906 by Willem Witsen (Collection of the Amsterdam Museum )