Editing Jan Altink

{{Short description|Dutch painter (1885–1971)}}
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'''Jan Altink''' ({{IPA|nl|jɑn ˈɑltɪŋk}}; 21 October 1885 – 6 December 1971) was a Dutch [[expressionist]] [[Painting|painter]] and cofounder of [[De Ploeg]].

== Life ==
Jan Altink was born on 21 October 1885 in [[Groningen]] in the [[Netherlands]].<ref name="rkd">[https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/1393 Jan Altink], [[Netherlands Institute for Art History]]. Retrieved on 26 March 2015.</ref>

He studied at the Kunstnijverheidsschool (circa 1900) and [[Academie Minerva]] (circa 1911). In 1918, he was a cofounder of the artists' association and movement [[De Ploeg]].<ref name="rkd"/> It was named in reference to breaking new ground.

Altink's work was included in the 1939 exhibition and sale ''[[Onze Kunst van Heden]]'' (Our Art of Today) at the [[Rijksmuseum]] in Amsterdam.<ref name="Beeldend BeNeLux Elektronisch">{{cite web |title=Onze kunst van heden, 1939 - |url=https://www.artindex.nl/lexicon/default.asp?id=6&num=0933300087065090752012317007880100303300&relt=3001&limit=no&in= |website=Beeldend BeNeLux Elektronisch (Lexicon) |access-date=26 December 2020}}</ref>

Altink died, at the age of 86, in the city of Groningen on 6 December 1971.<ref name="rkd"/>

== Work ==
Auction house [[Christie's]] described Altink as being "widely regarded as the purest 'Groninger' of all Ploeg artists".

After studying paintings alleged to be the work of Altink, Dutch art expert [[Milko den Leeuw]] testified in a forgery case that the pictological “handwriting” of some works that had been contributed to him did not match his other paintings, but were a perfect match for those produced by an accused forger, the Dutch painter and art collector [[Cor van Loenen]], under his own name.<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/abigailesman/2012/07/28/this-man-could-save-you-millions-or-even-help-you-find-them/ "This Man Could Save You Millions - Or Help Discover Them"]</ref>

==References==
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* [[Christie's]], [http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/lot_details.aspx?intObjectID=5143021 "Jan Altink: Sunflowers: Lot Notes"] (artist description in auction lot)
* [[Groninger Museum]], [http://www.groningermuseum.nl/index.php?id=1361 "De Ploeg"] (history of the movement and Altink's role)

==External links==
* [http://www.galeries.nl/kunstenaar.asp?artistnr=7666 8 in "Jan Altink"] at Galeries.nl
* [http://artist.christies.com/Altink-Jan-1885-1971-9562.aspx 10 in "Jan Altink lots"] at Christie's
* [http://www.artfact.com/artist/altink-jan-bzal9i57rf 10 in "Jan Altink auctions"] at Artfact.com
* [https://www.simonis-buunk.com/artist/jan-altink/artworks/1425/ Jan Altink artworks (paintings, watercolours, drawings), biography, information and signatures]
* [https://kunstinhuis.nl/product/jan-altink-portret-professor-engelhardt/ Portret professor Engelhardt] at Kunstinhuis.nl

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