JAN TOOROP (1858-1928) DELFTSCHE SLAOLIE. 1895. 35 1/4x23 inches, 90x58 cm. E. Lankhout & Co. Condition B+: repaired tears, creases and abrasions in margins and image; horizontal folds. Matted and framed. Toorop was born in Java, studied in Holland and then spent three key years in Brussels where he was a member of the circle of the XX and befriended James Ensor. His unique style is a symbolic and mystic mixture of the Javanese puppet influence and the most frantic Art Nouveau arabesques. This advertisement, for salad oil is the first important Dutch Art Nouveau poster, and the most famous example of Toorop's original graphic style. So shocked, the Dutch, that for years,when describing Art Nouveau, they would refer to it as the "salad oil style." Le Coultre p. 34, Modern 25, Dutch 5, Word & Image p. 39, Reims 1551, Weill 149.
