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Carel Vosmaer was feared for his critical views on art and his polemics about current events in the cultural field. It was relatively unknown that he also collected 17th, 18th and 19th century drawings. Most of the drawings published in this book were hitherto unknown in art-historical literature and thus complement the oeuvre of Goltzius, Bloemaert, Poelenburch, Saftleven, Maratta, etc. In a separate chapter attention is paid to Arnout's Album Amicorum Vosmaer that Carel Vosmaer has always carefully preserved. His artist friends who, among other things, collaborated on his book 'Onze contemporary painters' will also be discussed. Special attention is paid to the friendship of Vosmaer and Lourens Alma Tadema. Finally, the drawings that Vosmaer made himself are discussed, especially his designs for cartoons in De Nederlandsche Spectator. Richly illustrated in black / white and color.
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