Artists:		Eliot Allsop, Dina Belga, Roland Beyer, Lotta Blokker, Onno Boerwinkel, Wilfried van den Boorn, Roger Braun, Epco Cordèl, Hans Deuss, Janhendrik Dolsma, Charles Donker, Joost Doornik, Ralph Douglas, Peter Durieux, Siemen Dijkstra, Ger Eikendal, Douwe Elias, Hendrik Elings, Frâns Faber, Hans Feyerabend, Magda Francot, Anita Franken, Flip Gaasendam, Kenne Grégoire, Han van Hagen, Rosalie Hammink, Ad Haring, Charles Henri, Chris Herenius, Aad Hofman, Reinder Homan, Herman van Hoogdalem, René Jansen, Monica Jonkergouw, Lammert Joustra, Romee Kanis, Jannes Kleiker, Frans Klerkx, Pieter Knorr, Diederik Kraaijpoel, Clary Mastenbroek, Harry Meerveld, Melle, Petar Meseldzija, Rob Møhlmann, Wout Muller, Dick Oostra, Pieter Pander, Hans Parlevliet, Drago Pecenica, Rein Pol, Jasper van Putten, Adolfo Ramón, Gezien van de Riet, Roelof de Roo, Maria de Ruiter de Witt, Jan van der Scheer, Michiel Schrijver, Robin d'Arcy Shillcock, Hendrik Slijper, Ben Snijders, Hilda Snoeijer, Ruud Spil, Martin Stam, Janine Starke, Jan Jaap Stigter, Bernardien Sternheim, Ellis Tertoolen, Herman Tulp, Ed Ubels, Rien van Uitert, Hennie Unkel, Hennie van der Vegt, Con van Velsen, Gerrit de Vries, Cas Waterman, Gerard van de Weerd, Maarten Welbergen, Marije van Wieringen, Hiske Wiersma, Theo Zwinderman
Technique:		van potlood tot brons en alles daartussenin
Date of exhibition:		February 19 - April 9, 2006

The Collection Complete

a contemporary collection of Dutch Realism

There are a great many private collections that are a whole lot bigger than ours, the collection of Laura and me. Far more extensive than the one what we, on a shoestring, are trying to assemble for our private museum. Not to mention the collections of the real big museums. You cannot really blame the boys and girls of those instutitions for laughing their heads off, when they look at our poor bunch of framed and pedestalled works of art, only to ask, with tears in their eyes, if our "system" to classify the whole lot would fit on a piece of paper a small as A-5.

Frans Klerkx, Drie stapels | zoom |

Hendrik Slijper, Zelfportret met dijkdoorbraak | zoom |

Janhendrik Dolsma, Zomerstrand | zoom |

Pieter Knorr, Gronings boertje | zoom |

But every collection consisting of at least two objects is, nevertheless, a collection. In what way other people look upon our collection is immaterial. When all is said and done, the collector collects only for himself. So do we, but still our approach is slightly different. Of course we only collect works of art that are contemporary, realistic (varying from very detailed to very coarse), works that appeal to us, but we also take into consideration what characterizes the artist in question. And we also take into account by what our times are characterized, to see what artists are doing, and to consider everybody's contribution to so-called contemporary Dutch Realism.

It may be clear that the field of collecting is a great deal bigger than our purse. By far the biggest part of contemporary realistic art is out of our reach. There is, after all, no heritage, no rich uncle, no Maecenas, no subsidy or any other lucrative sources. It all simply has to be earned in the sweat of our brow. There is, in the true Calvinistical spirit, nothing wrong with this, but it means that our collection cannot be more than an attempt. An attempt to create museological space - however modest - for a form of art in which we believe, that we think is important, and maybe even typical, for something in our national character, because in this time of growing globalisation Dutch Realism seems to preserve its own particular character.

The aim of many collections lies in fact in the "collecting" itself, in the pursuit of completeness. But the aim of our collection is simply to enjoy it. And also to give this opportunity to enjoy art to others than ourselves. If this should happen, our enjoyment is doubled.

See, that's where the art comes in.

Charles Henri, Malou | zoom |

The collections

The Møhlmann Collection contains some 175 works of 80 different artists. The Canto Collection of Rob Møhlmann himself and his Collection of own works will also be exhibited.

Rob Møhlmann, De drie gratien | zoom |

There is also a modest exhibition with works of Rob Møhlmann that are for sale.