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Works of art by Peter Alma

View the works of art by Peter Alma below, to which the dishes from Museum Café Alma owe their name.

Mural Peter Alma Beeld & Geluid in Den Haag

Mural Peter Alma Beeld & Geluid in Den Haag

Peter Alma

Peter Alma is a visual artist. Alma was born in 1886 (Medan, Dutch East Indies). He studied at the Academy of Art in The Hague and the Académie Humbert in Paris, where he also met Piet Mondriaan. After this a good friendship developed, after which the two settled in Laren. In 1922 Alma married Brecht Willemse. The marriage was dissolved in 1938. Peter Alma died in Amsterdam at the age of 83.



Career

Two major art formations developed during Alma's career. First of all, he was a graphic artist who was often involved in woodwork, such as the linocut. In addition, he has established and exerted his influence on progressive, international reform in the arts.

 

Werkstaking

© Pictoright Amsterdam Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam

''Werkstaking'' / Work strike

Date of manufacture

1927

Size

111 x 70.5cm.

Havenarbeider

Museum Arnhem

''Havenarbeider'' / Dock worker

Date of manufacture

1925

 

Peter Alma Zaag en Viskom

Kunstwerk van Peter Alma, zaag en viskom.

''De Stijl''

Through his friendship with Piet Mondriaan, Alma came into contact with the De Stijl art movement. The members of De Stijl strove for a radical reform in art. This reform is reflected in the primary use of color and the simplest possible design. Although the magazine De Stijl, on which the group name is based, never sold more than 300 copies, the group has had a clear influence on international art.


 

De Generaal

''De Generaal'' / The general

Date of manufacture

1929

Size

28.1 x 31.8cm

Werklozen

Werklozen

''Werklozen''

Date of manufacture

1927 

Opvliegende vogels

Kunstwerk Peter Alma - Opvliegende Vogels

''Opvliegende vogels'' / Flying birds

Date of manufacture

1964

Size

54 x 63cm.

Arbeiders

Arbeiders

''Arbeiders'' / Workers

Date of manufacture

Unknown

Type

Oil on canvas

 

Man met houweel

''Man met houweel'' / Man with pickaxe

Date of manufacture

Unknown