W. O. J. Nieuwenkamp
Datec. 1928
Artist
Violet Oakley
(American painter and illustrator, 1874–1961)
MediumPastel on brown paper
Dimensionssheet: 19 × 12 7/16 in. (48.3 × 31.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Violet Oakley Foundation, 1978
Object number1978-633
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextWijnand Otto Jan Nieuwenkamp (1874–1950) was a Dutch artist, illustrator, writer, architect, ethnographer, and collector of East Asian art. Nicknamed "The Wanderer" Nieuwenkamp was an inveterate traveler possessed of a restless intellect. Here he is pictured in front of one of his paintings, making it likely that this portrait was produced in his studio in Fiesole, Italy. Oakley traveled to Fiesole in 1928.
