Singer Laren plays with colour in a presentation of works from the museum’s collection. Colour and the use of colour form the thread. The solemn colours of Evert Pieters, the sun-drenched work of Ferdinand Hart Nibbrig and the primary colours of Bart van der Leck, all colours of the spectrum are on display

Photographer Bert Verhoeff (1949) worked for years for the national newspaper De Volkskrant. In 1984 he was awarded the Zilveren Camera and in 1988 elected Photojournalist of the Year. In 1994 the Rijksmuseum commissioned him to document One hundred years of Social Democracy. Over the last years Verhoeff has concentrated more and more on longterm projects, most of them resulting in a publication. Capturing the moment in a press-photo has made way for work with a greater inner rest. Verhoeff shows the natural, though not obvious side of life. The presentation in Singer Laren coincedes with the publication of his newest book, Bij ons in het Gooi.

The Singer Laren collection holds, apart from paintings, a large collection of sculpture and works on paper. These artworks are, for the most part, from the original collection assembled by the American couple William and Anna Singer. This collection was donated to the Singer Laren Museum at its founding in 1954. Among the sculptures is the largest ensemble of Rodin bronzes in the Netherlands. The collection works of paper consists of some 1200 drawings and 750 prints, ranging from works by Hendrik Goltzius to Aat Veldhoen. In 2002 the catalogue of paintings was published. 'Drawings and Prints' and 'Sculpture' are the new volumes in the series of collection catalogues.

A second ‘Golden Age’ dawned for the decorative arts in The Netherlands around 1900. The new style was labelled Art Nouveau. Motifs from nature, a-symmetry and curved lines are the most significant aspects of the style. The Rijksmuseum holds a collection of furniture, ceramics, dinnerware, silver, jewelry, glass, textiles and applied arts from the period that has never been exhibited to this extend. Singer Laren shows Art Nouveau from the Rijksmuseum in a spectacular presentation.

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In association with Teylers Museum, Haarlem: a unique duo-exhibition on the artist Anton Mauve (1838-1888).

For the first time in The Netherlands Singer Laren en Teylers Museum present a complete view on his oeuvre. Teylers Museum focuses on the early, formative years of Anton Mauve and his rise to one of the most important painters of the Hague School. A special presentation sheds light on his relationship with his worldfamous nephew, Vincent van Gogh.
The exhibition in Singer Laren show work from his Laren period and his influence on artists from the Laren School. Unique loans from American collections underline the success Mauve had in the USA.

The exhibition was made with the generous support of the Turing Foundation.

Singer Laren presents the first major exhibition in a Dutch museum of work from the studios of Louis Comfort Tiffany. In addition to Tiffany’s famous lamps, the show includes stained-glass windows, mosaics, enamelled ‘objets de luxe’ and documentary material.

Singer Laren puts on show the album of Roosje van Lelyveld (1896-1976). Roosje (Rose) lived in Laren in the villa ‘Rozenhoeve’ where her parents frequently entertained guests. These guests, mostly from artists circles, honoured Roosje with a note, a sketch, a poem in her album.

Singer Laren's notable major collection of works by the Modernist Jan Sluijters (1881-1957) was recently enriched with a large group of new and interesting loans. A select survey is presented on a temporary base.

Sculptures from the museum’s own collection set against the background of a historical photographic tour through the Singer garden.

In The Netherlands, the American William Singer is known primarily as an art collector and the founder, together with his wife Anna Brugh, of the Singer Laren Museum. Until now less attention has been focussed on William Singer as an artist.
Singer Laren, the Dutch home base of William and Anna Singer, presents for the first time a selection of works by Singer that can be rated among American Impressionism.

April 5 – October 12, 2008
In the series Singer Solo, Singer Laren highlights a subject from its own collection. This exhibition is devoted to the artist Aat Veldhoen (Amsterdam, 1934).

The works in this exhibition were inspired on Singer Laren’s core collection, plus a number of works on loan, including two paintings by Vincent van Gogh.

Nieuwe presentatie van eigen collectie: Meet the Singers!
in de tuinzalen van het museum van Singer Laren.

Parallel aan Schilders van de Ziel. Symbolisme in Frankrijk toont Singer in de reeks wisselpresentaties uit eigen collectie Singer Solo

Groot overzicht van ruim 150 schilderijen, werken op papier en sculptuur uit de periode 1890-1914 van bekende symbolistische kunstenaars

Hoogtepunten van Nederlandse Art Nouveau - Art Déco uit de collectie Schiller-David

Singer Laren staat zomer 2007 in het teken van kermis. Overal in Noord Holland vinden zomerkermissen plaats, ook in Laren. De kleurrijke plek van vermaak, plezier, uitvindingen en attracties was altijd heel aantrekkelijk voor kunstenaars, zowel schilders als dichters.

Laren speelde een belangrijke rol in de ontwikkeling van het modernisme. Jan Sluijters ontwikkelde in Laren rond 1910 het luminisme, Bart van der Leck reduceerde als eerste er zijn palet naar primaire kleuren en Piet Mondriaan zette er in 1916 de beslissende stappen naar zijn ‘nieuwe beelding’.

Met de recente belangstelling voor het oriëntalisme in de kunst wordt ook het werk van de schilder Marius Bauer (1867-1932) herontdekt. Bauer maakte een groot aantal reizen, onder andere naar India, Indonesië, Turkije, Palestina en Marokko.

In 2006 Singer Laren celebrated its 50th anniversary. This anniversary exhibition, from September 13, 2006 – January 7, 2007, was devoted to the Singers’ original art collection. Thanks to loans from Norway and the United States, Singer Laren was able to exhibit first-rate artworks from this international collection.

Tal van experts en beroemdheden werken mee aan deze levendige en interactieve presentatie, Singer Laren Live!, veelal vanuit een persoonlijke betrokkenheid bij Singer Laren.

Singer Laren toont de collectie van de ‘onstuitbare’ verzamelaar en arts J.F.S. Esser. Hij bracht een indrukwekkende verzameling bijeen met kunstwerken van onder meer George Breitner, Leo Gestel, Piet van der Hem, Isaac Israels, Piet Mondriaan, Jan Sluijters, Piet Wiegman en Willem Witsen. De collectie is uniek omdat deze een beeld geeft van een belangrijk tijdvak uit de Nederlandse moderne kunst: de opkomst van het Amsterdamse luminisme. De 125 getoonde werken in Singer Laren zijn voor een groot deel in particulier bezit en nog nooit eerder geëxposeerd.

Singer Laren presenteert na Auguste Rodin en Ossip Zadkine, opnieuw een belangrijke beeldhouwer. De overzichtstentoonstelling Oerbeelden van de Duitse kunstenaar Ewald Mataré (1887-1965) laat verrassende beelden van mens en dier zien. Gebruikte materialen zijn vooral hout en brons. De presentatie bevat tevens een grote groep houtsneden, aquarellen en een selectie uit zijn keramiek.

Dubbelportret van de schildersvrienden D.H.W. Filarski (1885-1964) en Dirk Smorenberg (1883-1960). De ruim 150 werken komen voornamelijk uit particulier bezit en zijn daardoor slechts zelden te zien. Deze tentoonstelling biedt een unieke kans de bevriende kunstenaars gezamenlijk te bewonderen.