From August 24 to October 7, 2018, Museum Jan van der Togt dedicated an exhibition to the work of the versatile goldsmith and metal artist George Henri Lantman (1875-1933). Lantman is one of the leading artists of the New Art and Art Deco movements. Even in his own time, he was praised by colleagues and connoisseurs for his technical virtuosity. His work is represented in various museum collections, such as the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam and the Drents Museum Assen. This exhibition features beautifully designed clocks, vases, lamps, bowls, and jewelry from the collections of his granddaughter Joke Radius and her husband Adri Vermeer, and the Drents Museum Assen.

After completing his training, Lantman gained experience at the C.J. Desire silversmith's workshop in Utrecht. He participated in a number of important national and international exhibitions, including the renowned Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs & Industriels Modernes in Paris in 1925. From 1912 to 1933, he taught silversmithing at the Quellinus School of Applied Arts in Amsterdam.

Amstelveen

Lantman lived and worked from 1920 until his death in 1933 on Amsterdamseweg in Amstelveen, where his wife ran the drugstore "De Groene Hagedis" (The Green Lizard).

Sponsor: The exhibition was made possible in part by the municipality of Amstelveen.