Artist

Nicolaas van der Waay

Portrait of Nicolaas van der Waay
Portrait of Nicolaas van der Waay

Kingdom of the Netherlands, 1855–1936

Nicolaas van der Waay was a Kingdom of the Netherlands Post-Impressionism artist. 4 works are cataloged here, principally at Rijksmuseum. Nicolaas van der Waay was born in Amsterdam.

Nicolaas van der Waay (1855–1936) was a Dutch decorative artist, watercolorist and lithographer. He worked in many genres, including stamp, coin and banknote designs. He is perhaps best known for the allegorical illustrations he created for the Golden Coach and a series of paintings depicting the lives of girls from the Amsterdam Orphanage.

His work was also part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Works by Nicolaas van der Waay

Collections represented

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