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Utopia

Rob Scholte (in 1986)

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What painting did Rob Scholte base on
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen answered

Dear Ahmed, this piece by Rob Scholte was based on Olympia (1863), made by French painter Edouard Manet. All best, Lisa Heinis

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Title	Utopia
Material and technique	Acrylic paint on canvas
Object type	Painting > Painting > Two-dimensional object > Art object
Location	This object is in storage

Dimensions	Height Error: 161,3 is not a valid BCD value cm Width Error: 256,5 is not a valid BCD value cm Depth 5 cm
Artists	Artist: Rob Scholte
Accession number	3121 (MK)
Credits	Purchased 1986
Department	Modern Art
Acquisition date	1986
Creation date	in 1986
External exhibitions	Ik hou van Holland (2013) Humor - 101 jaar lachen om kunst (2017) Boijmans bij de Buren - REMIX ROTTERDAM, Boijmans X Wereldmuseum (2020) Rob Scholte - Reproductie Verplicht (2021) (H)erkennen Herbouwen. Wonderkamers van het Rotterdams koloniale verleden. (2023)
Material	Canvas > Worked fibres > Fibre > Vegetable material > Organic material > Material > Material and technique Acrylic paint > Paint > Artist's material > Material > Material and technique
Object	Painting > Painting > Two-dimensional object > Art object
Geographical origin	The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe

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Rob Scholte

Amsterdam 1958

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