natural haarlem & surroundings –
antoon erftemeijer and otto schilling
February 1st to April 27th 2025
Beautiful nature is sometimes closer than you think. Certainly Haarlem and surroundings have a lot to offer in that respect. The painters Antoon Erftemeijer and Otto Schilling explored this strikingly green living environment for years and painted countless impressions with dedication: on estates and in dune areas, in city parks and courtyards, and even in tree-lined churchyards. Their works are a hymn to a unique part of the Netherlands. An area in which nature still has every opportunity, and which will hopefully continue to do so in the future. From 1 February, these works by Erftemeijer and Schilling can be admired in the exhibition Of course Haarlem & environment.
Antoon Erftemeijer (1954) and Otto Schilling (1953) both studied at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague.
The exhibition will be accompanied by a book of the same name Of course Haarlem & environment, for sale for 20 euros in the museum shop and in the bookstore.
Read more here about the painting sessions of Antoon Erftemeijer and Otto Schilling.
Antoon Erftemeijer, Orangerie of Elswout, 2022, acrylic paint on canvas
Otto Schilling, Statue of Jac. P. Thijsse in Thijsse's court, 2023, watercolor on paper