Johannes Frederik Engelbert ten Klooster

1873-1940 Dutch

Woodcuts of Dutch East Indies

Johan Frederik Engelbert ten Klooster was a Dutch graphic designer and painter of Javanese-Dutch origin. He lived and worked in Java and Sumatra, in New Guinea, in The Hague (approx 1914-1915) and in Veere from May 1915. He was an officer with the KNIL, but after 1915 a full time artist. He is known mainly for his many woodcuts (175 are known) with predominantly the Dutch East Indies as a subject. He made these from memory and his sketchbooks during his Veere period . In addition he also painted in oil or Indian ink and paintbrush. His work was used to illustrate several books by Augusta de Wit, such as “Island-India”. An important part of his work is contained in the collections of the Tropenmuseum and the Prentenkabinet of the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam.

Artworks by this artist (67 total)

Orkaan 1921
Papoeagraf 1930
Kauw 1922
Papoeameisje 1923
De rustplaats 1919
Helling Merapi 1919
Zijaanzicht van de Borobudur 1920
De overwinnaar 1919
Zeeschuimers 1924
Gezicht op het stadhuis van Veere 1883
De haven en de Grote Kerk te Veere 1883
De buit 1927
Portret van Carl Hohn 1919
Maleische vrouw 1919
Javaansche danseres 1920
De haven te Veere 1883
De bron 1883
Hindoedanseres 1919
De huizen ‘t Lammetje of Het Schotse Huis en De gulden Struijs aan de kade te Veere 1883
Landschap, Midden-Java; Merbaboe, Merapi, Ello rivier