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Nicolaas van der Waay | |
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 Self-portrait, c.1890 | |
| Born | 15 October 1855 |
| Died | 18 December 1936(1936-12-18) (aged 81) Amsterdam |
| Occupation | Artist |
Nicolaas van der Waay (1855–1936) was a Dutch decorative artist,watercolorist andlithographer. He worked in many genres, including stamp, coin and banknote designs. He is perhaps best known for the allegorical illustrations he created for theGolden Coach and a series of paintings depicting the lives of girls from the Amsterdam Orphanage. His work was also part of thepainting event in theart competition at the1928 Summer Olympics.[1]
His first drawing lessons came from Louis Koopman (1827-1877), whose daughter he would later marry.[2] He then enrolled at theRijksacademie, where he studied from 1871 to 1875. After graduating, he shared a workshop with one of his classmates,Jan Hillebrand Wijsmuller.[2] In 1880, theArti et Amicitiae society awarded him their firstWillink van Collenprijs for his painting "Among Friends". He then moved into a larger studio withErnst Witkamp, who had also been a student of Koopman's and, a few years later, was able to establish his own.
In 1883, he entered the competition for thePrix de Rome, but no prize was awarded that year due to an insufficient number of entries. Instead,August Allebé was able to obtain a ministerial grant that enabled him to make a study trip to Italy. On his return, he became a lecturer at the Rijksacademie; a position he held for thirty years. In 1891, he was named a Professor,[2] succeedingBarend Wijnveld, who had retired, and remained in that position until his own retirement in 1927. Around 1900, he came under the influence ofIsaac Israëls, adopting a freer brushstroke and moreImpressionistic style.
He also did book illustrations, notably forThe Enchanted Ravine, a work of juvenile fiction by Cora van Berckel-van Heek (1840-1920).[3] In 1915, he did watercolor illustrations for theFestschrift dedicated toCoenraad Kerbert [nl], the Director ofArtis.
In 1922, he joined the "Maatschappij voor Kunst en Kunstverlangenden", a new organization founded by the painterJan de Boer [nl]. Its goal was to bring art to the "common people" at affordable prices. Among his best known students wereLizzy Ansingh,Tjeerd Bottema,Piet Mondriaan andJan Sluijters.
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