Blotkamp, Carel

The Spiritual in art : abstract painting 1890-1985 ( Book )
10 editions published between 1986 and 1996 in English and Dutch and held by 1,395 libraries worldwide
Traces the use of geometric signs by the Nabis and other French artists and relates this to the development of abstraction. The author describes some of the sources of ideas about the symbolism of geometric signs, in particular the writings of Helena P. Blavatsky, and traces the impact of these on the Nabis, possibly through the stimulus of Gauguin whose paintings from his Brittany period encouraged a mystical conception of art in which sacred geometry figured as one component. He goes on to discuss in detail the paintings of Paul Serusier, Paul Ranson, Maurice Denis, Charles Filiger, Jean Delville, Frantisek Kupka and Mondrian.

Mondrian : the art of destruction by Carel Blotkamp ( Book )
16 editions published between 1994 and 2001 in 3 languages and held by 695 libraries worldwide
This volume analyzes the interrelation between Dutch artist Piet Mondrian's (1872-1944) paintings and his theories on art and life as expressed in public writings and (largely unpublished) letters. Mondrian was an important contributor to the De Stijl art movement and group, which was founded by Theo van Doesburg. He evolved a non-representational form which he termed Neo-Plasticism. This consisted of white ground, upon which was painted a grid of vertical and horizontal black lines and the three primary colors. The author concentrates on his paintings, the artist's major achievement, examining the influences that shaped his art: Fauvism and Cubism, the work of Bart van der Leck, De Stijl and the Parisian art world during the 1920s. The author concludes that Mondrian appears not as an isolated figure, but as an artist who took a keen interest in the world around him, a veritable avant-garde painter who saw his role as a creator of a new, modern culture.

De Stijl, the formative years, 1917-1922 ( Book )
5 editions published between 1986 and 1989 in English and Italian and held by 557 libraries worldwide

The Age of Van Gogh : Dutch painting, 1880-1895 ( Book )
2 editions published in 1990 in English and held by 263 libraries worldwide

Vincent van Gogh : between earth and heaven : the landscapes by Vincent van Gogh ( Book )
3 editions published in 2009 in English and held by 180 libraries worldwide

Conceptual art in the Netherlands and Belgium 1965-1975 : artists, collectors, galleries, documents, exhibitions, events ; [on the occasion of the exhibition "Conceptual art 1965-1975 from Dutch and Belgian collections" in the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, 20 April-23 June 2002 ( Book )
7 editions published in 2002 in English and held by 162 libraries worldwide

Kunstenaren der idee : symbolistische tendenzen in Nederland, ca. 1880-1930 : Carel Blotkamp ... [et al by Haags Gemeentemuseum ( Book )
1 edition published in 1978 in Dutch and held by 105 libraries worldwide

De Beginjaren van De Stijl, 1917-1922 ( Book )
10 editions published between 1982 and 1990 in 3 languages and held by 96 libraries worldwide

P. Struycken by P Struycken ( Book )
2 editions published between 1975 and 2007 in English and held by 96 libraries worldwide

Daan van Golden : the pencil of nature by Daan van Golden ( Book )
2 editions published in 1999 in English and held by 92 libraries worldwide