Johannes (Jan) Korthals (1916-1972); Amsterdam painter who worked in the Impressionist style. Korthals' style was strongly influenced by his great role models, Breitner and MacKenzie. The latter was Korthals' uncle and played a stimulating role in his life. Korthals' work includes many cityscapes, especially Amsterdam and Paris. He also worked a lot on commission illustrating calendars and other printed matter. Korthals followed his artistic training at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam and the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp. His teachers were Hendricus IJkelenstam and Jos Rovers. Born May 1, 1916 in Amsterdam, Korthals grew up in a family of 5 children. Artistry was there early. Already in kindergarten his drawings attracted attention. But his parents saw nothing in that artist stuff. You needed the security of a permanent job. So after the 3-year HBS, Jan had to look for a job. He was hired by an advertising agency where he could use his artistic skills. Unfortunately, the work was limited to hanging advertising light boxes on facades. After a job at the Hollandsche Sociëteit van Levensverzekeringen, he became a clerk at the head office of the police in Amsterdam. Drawing and painting was still his passion. In the evening, when he should have been studying for his accounting degree, Jan drew in his sketchbook. In this period, he started oil painting. He sold his first paintings for fl. 2.50 to his sister Co. With this money Jan could buy new drawing and painting material. Already at 19 Jan became a member of the Amsterdam artists' association St. Lucas. Two years later, Jan received a subsidy from the Royal Association for Support for Youthful Artists. With this grant, Jan could pay for evening courses at the Arts and Crafts School. For 3 years he attended lessons with Hendricus IJkelenstam and the Flemish Jos Rovers. Another important teacher and mentor was his uncle Rie... [Google translation of https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Korthals] undefined

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