Johannes Carolus Bernardus (Jan) Sluijters, orSluyters (17 December 1881 in's-Hertogenbosch – 8 May 1957 inAmsterdam) was a Dutchpainter and co-founder of theModerne Kunstkring.

Sluijters (in English often spelled "Sluyters") was a leading pioneer of variousPost-Impressionist movements in the Netherlands.^[1] He experimented with several styles, includingFauvism andCubism, finally settling on a colorfulexpressionism. His paintings feature nude studies, portraits, landscapes, and still lifes. His work was part of thepainting event in theart competition at the1928 Summer Olympics.^[2]

A number of streets are named after him in the Netherlands, including one in the neighborhood of streets named after 19th and 20th century Dutch painters inOvertoomse Veld-Noord, Amsterdam.

Among the public collections holding works by Jan Sluyters are:

• Dordrechts Museum, Dordrecht, The Netherlands
• Drents Museum, Assen, The Netherlands
• Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
• Noordbrabants Museum, Den Bosch, The Netherlands
• Nederlands Steendrukmuseum, Valkenswaard, The Netherlands
• Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• Singer Museum, Laren, The Netherlands
• Stedelijk Museum Alkmaar, Alkmaar, The Netherlands
• Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
• Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
• Museum de Fundatie, Zwolle, The Netherlands

• de Raad, Jacqueline; Raassen-Kruimel, Emke; de Vries, Jan; Mieke van der Wal; Louise Wijnberg (2011).Jan Sluijters 1881-1957 (in Dutch). Bussum: Thoth.ISBN 978-90-6868-586-2.

• Sluyters at Artcyclopedia
• Works by Jan Sluijters atProject Gutenberg

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