Calender 1899, a rare coloured lithographed calendar designed by Lion Cachet, Dijsselhof and Nieuwenhuis 1899

twelve leaves and a headpiece, published by Scheltema & Holkema Amsterdam, designed by the three young artists working for art gallery E. J. van Wisselingh & Co., each designing four of the leaves, partly signed with monograms on the stone

Exhib. Cat. Amsterdam Rijksmuseum, p. 98; Gans, Nieuwe Kunst, p. 165, fig. 45

Apart from the usual traces of age, use and wear for a calendar in very good condition, loose leaves.
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Around 1900 many idealist artists aimed at educating the people through art. Calendars were suitable subjects, evolving from simple, practical objects to beautiful works of art. To the printing firms they represented a way of demonstrating their technical skills. Extensive reviews of the calendars were published in newspapers as well as in the periodicals De Kroniek, Elsevier's Maandschrift and Onze Kunst. For the famous calenders by Theo van Hoytema see lots 78, 79 & 88