Jan Altorf
Place of birth
Den Haag
Year of birth
1876
Deceased
1955
Artworks BKDH
Uil en gier met slang, 1926
Perfection in clean lines, chamfered corners and simplified forms. These are the characteristics of Johan Altorf's design language. He was one of the most important [...]
Dolfijn, 1904
Once stood this beautifully styled dolphin on top of villa 'De Dolphijn' on the chic Badhuisweg. This property at number 141 was built between 1901 and 1904 [...].
Monument prinses Juliana, 1910
Our country doesn't have that many monumental fountains. But on the Stuyvesantplein in Bezuidenhout there is one: the Juliana fountain. A large scale [...]
Hendrik Goeman Borgesius-monument, 1924
Editor-in-chief of 'Het Vaderland', forty years member of the Lower House, Minister of the Interior and honorary doctor at the Groningsche Hoogeschool: it's not bad [...].