Kroller Muller

Self portrait of Charley Toorop

the famous self portrait

and this one: Cafeteria by night

one of my favorites: Country road by night

several halls are solely dedicated to the works of Vincent van Gogh

an Animal Head, by Henry Moore

this is not a sculpture, but a mistle thrush, by Mother Nature

Niobe mourns the loss of her children, by Constant Permeke

a floating sculpture in the sculpture garden

the Kröller-Müller Museum

In the 1920s the Kröller-Müller family got very rich. They bought the lands for the hunting estate de Hoge Veluwe and had Berlage design the St Hubertus lodge.

While Anton focused on the business, Helene Kröller-Müller collected art, in particular paintings and drawings by an unknown artist called Vincent van Gogh.

The collection grew and Helene decided

to have a museum built on the Veluwe.

In 1921 construction for a Grand Museum, designed by van de Velde was started.

But by then Anton's business had run out of money and the project was terminated.
In 1935 the Kröller-Müller's donated de Hoge Veluwe and the art collection to the Dutch government.

In 1938 a slimmed-down Rijksmuseum Kröller-Müller was officially opened and since then expanded and renewed.

In addition to the large collection of van Goghs, work from famous artists like Monet, Seurat, Picasso and Mondriaan is on display.

The museum is also known for the large sculpture garden with works from Rodin and Henri Moore.

We visited the museum in July 2022.

Monsieur Jacques (by Oswald Wenkebach) guards the entrance

Mark di Suvero created the red K-Piece in 1972

Madame Ginoux is l'Arlesiene

Helene Kroller Muller particularly liked this painting from Georges Seurat

after the visit to the museum we further enjoy the scenery of the National Park de Hoge Veluwe

the Storm by Bart van der Lek