From 24 August to 7 October 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 among the top artists from the era of the New Art and Art Deco. Already 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. Beautifully designed clocks, vases, lamps, bowls and jewelry are shown in this exhibition from the collections of his granddaughter Joke Radius and her husband Adri Vermeer and the Drents Museum Assen.

After his training Lantman gained experience at the C.J. silver factory. Desire 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 was a silversmith teacher at the Arts and Crafts School Quellinus Amsterdam.

Amstelveen

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

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