Jan Loots

Watercolor 'Village view' 1975.29.5x39.5 cm.

Jan Loots, born 02/25/1899, died 08/16/1990 was a Haarlem artist. Jan was educated at the Rijksnormaalschool voor Teekenonderwijs, and at the Rijksacademie voor Beeldende Kunsten, both in Amsterdam. He was a painter, watercolorist, draftsman and pen artist. He mainly painted and drew landscapes, still lifes, portraits and worked after models. Around 1925 he also commissioned a beautiful mosaic in the Nieuwe St. Bavokerk in Haarlem. Jan Loots was also a member of the artists' association Kunst Zij Ons Doel (KZOD).