Delftsche Slaolie: 5x8 Art Nouveau Journal [Dutch]

by Wild Goose Books And Prints

Delftsche Slaolie
This journal features the wonderful artistry of Jan Toorop.

Johannes Theodorus 'Jan' Toorop was a Dutch-Indonesian painter, and this journal features some of his Art Nouveau style artwork.

The below commentary is from Art & Antiques Magazine author S E Fensom:

"The artist's 1894 poster for salad oil was designed for the Netherlands Oil Factory (NOF) in Delft, a company that sourced peanuts from Indonesia to make its oil. Toorop illustrates a group of Indonesian peanuts displayed within a border of vines in the top-left of his poster, right next to the NOF's modernized medieval crest. The two female figures Toorop has pictured gracefully dressing and practically exalting the salad were inspired by Javanese shadow puppets. They wear flowing dresses adorned with yellow batik-inspired designs, and the thick, hooked yellow and black lines of their hair fill the poster's negative space. The poster, which was seen as a revolutionary design at the time, inspired the Dutch people to refer to Art Nouveau as Slaolie or "salad-oil" style."

The journal is a great place to record and to pass down family recipes.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: Dutch
• ISBN: 1074380312
• ISBN13: 9781074380311
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 70 Pages
• Weight: 0.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.5" x 8.5"