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Paul Citroen

Dutch painter, collector, dealer (1896-1983)
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Paul Citroen
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Facts

32 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[40]
Date of birth
December 15, 1896, 1896[11]
Date of death
March 13, 1983, 1983[12]
Place of birth
Berlin, Germany[10]
Place of death
Wassenaar
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of the Netherlands[15]
Occupation
painter, photographer, art collector, teacher, ceramicist, draftsperson, costume designer, scenographer, postage stamp designer, designer, university teacher, author, collagist, etcher, lithographer, watercolorist, glass designer, art theorist, writer[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30]
Field of work
painting, ceramic art, studio glass, art of drawing, photography, postage stamp[31][32][33][34][35][36]
Educated at
Bauhaus, Royal Academy of Art[37][38]
Spouse
Lien Citroen-Bendien[13]
Child
Paulien Citroen[14]
Sibling
Hanan Cidor, Ilse Ledermann-Citroen
Work location
Amsterdam, Berlin[46][47]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Dutch, German[54][55]
Archives at
Prentenkabinet, University of Leiden, Leiden, Deutsches Kunstarchiv im Germanischen Nationalmuseum, Bauhaus-Archiv[41][42][43]
Artist files at
National Gallery of Art Library
Copyright representative
reproduction right represented by CISAC-member, Pictoright, Netherlands Photo Museum, reproduction right represented by CISAC-member
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Described by source
Kennisbank Capriolus, TheaterEncyclopedie, Lexicon Nederlandse glaskunst van de twintigste eeuw[49][50][51]
End of work period
1983
Family name
Citroen[44]
Given name
Paul[45]
Has works in the collection
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Art Institute of Chicago, Tate, National Gallery of Canada, Museum of Modern Art, Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, Museum De Lakenhal, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Frans Hals Museum, Kunstmuseum Den Haag, Museum Henriette Polak, Museum Arnhem, Museum van Bommel van Dam, ZKM Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe, Jewish Museum, Maritime Museum Rotterdam, Literature Museum, Nationaal Archief, J. Paul Getty Museum, Berlinische Galerie, Museum de Fundatie, Het Scheepvaartmuseum, Sprengel Museum, National Gallery of Art, Museum Enschedé, Netherlands Photo Museum
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Name in native language
Paul Citroen[56]
Native language
Dutch[16]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
NADD Wikidata project, Scheepvaartmuseum Wikidataproject, NADD creators
Owner of
Colorful Life, Woman with a Fan
Participant in
foto '37, D.O.O.D.[52][53]
Relative
Lena Citroen[48]
Start of work period
1906
Student
Violette Cornelius[39]
🏷️ Also known as
en Paul Roelof Citroen en Roelof Paul Citroen en Paui Citroen en Paul Citroen cs P. Aretino cs R. P. Citroen es Roelof Paul Citroen he פאול סיטרואן nl Paul Citroen nl P. Citroen nl Roelof Paul Citroen nl R.P. Citroen ru Пауль Ситроен ru Ситроен, Пауль uk Паул Сітрун uk Поль Сітроєн
🔖 Identifiers · 81
ISNI
0000000108046132
VIAF cluster ID
108360371
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n79113897
GND ID
118520873
ADAGP artist ID
paul-citroen-9292
ARTIC artist ID
4819
AbART person ID
90963
Art UK artist ID
citroen-paul-18961983
Artist-info artist ID
6277
Artists of the World ID
10164878
Artnet artist ID
roelof-paul-citroen
Artsy artist ID
paul-citroen
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AskArt person ID
11022841
Basis Wien person ID
77955
Bauhaus.community ID
178
Benezit ID
B00038583
Berlinische Galerie artist ID
9342
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13510695t
Biografisch Portaal van Nederland ID
37154332
Boijmans artist ID
4113
Bridgeman artist ID
11668
Christie's creator ID
16061
CiNii Research ID
1140000791582699136
CollectieGelderland creator ID
0b714049-17c4-31ee-7d3f-55d1de31cdb5, b83f44eb-816c-0045-34e2-bccff7286865
Cultureel Woordenboek ID
nederlandse-beeldende-kunst-vanaf-1850/paul-citroen
DACS ID (2022)
000208
DACS ID (former)
be72bdf6-5f25-4c92-9a54-e511c8184a3a
DBNL author ID
citr001
DDB person (GND) ID
118520873
DFK Paris person ID
0009640801
Described at URL
collectie.nederlandsfotomuseum.nl, www.capriolus.nl
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118520873
Europeana entity
agent/base/110899
FAST ID
1441850
FES digital collections entity ID
434084
Fotografen.nl ID
16920
Freebase ID
/m/04q6hsq
GTAA ID
89517
Geni profile ID
6000000019236813224
Grove Art Online ID
T017881
IPI base code
I-001909468-7
IdRef ID
076707296
Invaluable.com person ID
ahvvbsp1s1
J. Paul Getty Museum agent ID
person/104N69
J9U entity ID
987007527017305171
Joods Biografisch Woordenboek ID
205
KSW person ID
81183
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118520873
Kallías ID
PE00083171, PE00417724
LastDodo-area-ID
3383493, 2842921
Le Delarge artist ID
7667_artiste_CITROEN_Paul
Libraries Australia ID
35842717
Luminous-Lint ID
Paul__Citroen
MACM artist ID
citroen-paul-roelof
MNBAQ artist ID
600003885
Museum of Modern Art artist ID
1129
MutualArt artist ID
7BB8F785110D9F2D
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA00542932
NL CR AUT ID
osd20251265076
NLA Trove people ID
1111884
National Gallery of Canada artist ID
paul-citroen
National Library of Israel ID (old)
001448113
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
06876314X
Nederlands Fotomuseum ID
2377
Nederlands Fotomuseum photographer ID (OLD)
ee733d89-0131-9fc4-dd6d-6d0588321810
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3886865
OpenMLOL author ID
213931
Photographers' Identities Catalog ID
293044
PictoRight ID code
M-002554
RERO ID (legacy)
A003108389
RKDartists ID
16920
Rijksmuseum Research Library authority ID
22072
SNAC ARK ID
w6zk6g64
Saint Louis Art Museum person ID
21773
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam ID
1317-paul-citroen
Tate artist ID
23152
TheaterEncyclopedie ID
01944072-b0f9-73bb-ae99-1acac4bb6342
Union List of Artist Names ID
500014484
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJkdk6cBXh6c97WR9ck7HC
Yale LUX ID
person/af77c699-4184-47e2-a21a-2f854ab0cc1c
ZKM person ID
paul-citroen

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🔗 Connections
Has works in the collection 21
Museum of Modern Art, Art Institute of Chicago, J. Paul Getty Museum, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Tate, National Gallery of Canada, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Berlinische Galerie +13 more
Occupation 15
teacher, writer, author, painter, photographer, designer, costume designer, draftsperson +7 more
Field of work 6
painting, photography, postage stamp, ceramic art, studio glass, art of drawing
Educated at 2
Bauhaus, Royal Academy of Art
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
German, Dutch
Place of birth 2
Germany, Berlin
Work location 2
Berlin, Amsterdam
Archives at 1
Bauhaus-Archiv
Copyright representative 1
Netherlands Photo Museum
Country of citizenship 1
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Described by source 1
TheaterEncyclopedie
Given name 1
Paul
Instance of 1
human
Native language 1
Dutch
Owned entities 1
Colorful Life
Place of death 1
Wassenaar
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Paul Citroen was born on December 15, 1896[1], in Berlin[2]. He died on March 13, 1983[3], in Wassenaar[4]. He worked as a painter[5], photographer[6], art collector[7], teacher[8], and ceramicist[9].

FAQs

Where was Paul Citroen born?

Paul Citroen's place of birth was Berlin[2].

Where did Paul Citroen die?

Paul Citroen passed away in Wassenaar[4].

Who was Paul Citroen married to?

Paul Citroen's spouses include Lien Citroen-Bendien[13].

What did Paul Citroen do for work?

Paul Citroen worked as a painter[5], photographer[6], art collector[7], teacher[8], and ceramicist[9].

Where did Paul Citroen go to school?

Paul Citroen was educated at Bauhaus[37] and Royal Academy of Art[38].

Related Entities

Germany J. Paul Getty Museum Kingdom of the Netherlands Museum of Modern Art TheaterEncyclopedie ZKM Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . online image library Nederlands Fotomuseum. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [40] ↑ . Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [37] ↑ . bauhaus.community. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [38] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [32] ↑ . capriolus.nl. Retrieved . capriolus.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [33] ↑ . Lexicon Nederlandse glaskunst van de twintigste eeuw. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [34] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [35] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [36] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [6] ↑ . RKD - Nederlands Instituut voor Kunstgeschiedenis. Retrieved . fotografen.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [8] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [9] ↑ . Kennisbank Capriolus. Retrieved . capriolus.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [17] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . stedelijk.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [18] ↑ . TheaterEncyclopedie. Retrieved . theaterencyclopedie.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [19] ↑ . TheaterEncyclopedie. Retrieved . theaterencyclopedie.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [20] ↑ . LastDodo. Retrieved . lastdodo.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [21] ↑ . Collectie online Scheepvaartmuseum Amsterdam. Retrieved . n2t.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [22] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [23] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [24] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [25] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [26] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [27] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [28] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [29] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [30] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [42] ↑ . Kalliope. Retrieved . kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [43] ↑ . Kalliope. Retrieved . kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  40. [11] ↑ . ADAGP/CISAC membership list at 07/01/2019. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  41. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  42. [12] ↑ . ADAGP/CISAC membership list at 07/01/2019. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  43. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [39] ↑ . Netherlands Photo Museum. nederlandsfotomuseum.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  46. [46] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  47. [47] ↑ . online image library Nederlands Fotomuseum. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  48. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [49] ↑ . capriolus.nl. Retrieved . capriolus.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  50. [50] ↑ . TheaterEncyclopedie. Retrieved . theaterencyclopedie.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  51. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  52. [52] ↑ . Fotografie in Nederland 1920-1940. wikidata.org.
  53. [53] ↑ . Een kunstolympiade in Amsterdam. Reconstructie van de tentoonstelling D.O.O.D. 1936. wikidata.org.
  54. [54] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  55. [55] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  56. [56] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65769: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 9d ago · Hannolans · 2026-11-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has works in the collection → Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Art Institute of Chicago, Tate +4
    "Created claim: Has works in the collection: Netherlands Photo Museum, #temporary_batch_1793533359895"
  3. 10d ago · Hannolans · 2026-11-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has works in the collection → Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Art Institute of Chicago, Tate +4
    "Removed claim: Has works in the collection: Netherlands Photo Museum, #temporary_batch_1793533080647"
  4. 11d ago · Hannolans · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nederlands Fotomuseum ID → 2377
    "Created claim: Nederlands Fotomuseum ID: 2377, #temporary_batch_1793436256443"
  5. 26d ago · Mellonne · 2026-10-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Student → Violette Cornelius
    "Created claim: Student: Violette Cornelius"
  6. 4w ago · Hannolans · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Owner of → Colorful Life, Woman with a Fan
    "Changed claim: Has works in the collection: Museum van Bommel van Dam, kunstenaars museum bommel van dam (details)"
  7. 6w ago · LAP959 · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Owner of → Colorful Life, Woman with a Fan
    Wikidata description → Dutch painter, collector, dealer (1896-1983)
    "Created claim: Owner of: Colorful Life"
  8. 10w ago · Hannolans · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has works in the collection → Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Art Institute of Chicago, Tate +4
    "Created claim: Has works in the collection: Museum Enschedé, enschede (details)"
  9. 16w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → painter, photographer, art collector +2
    "Changed claim: Occupation: watercolorist, разрешение перенаправления / resolving redirect watercolorist → watercolorist (…"
  10. 18w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    KSW person ID → 81183
    "Created claim: KSW person ID: 81183, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782930557898"
  11. 19w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    FES digital collections entity ID → 434084
    "Created claim: FES digital collections entity ID: 434084, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782462304762"
  12. 25w ago · Mondo · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Artist files at → National Gallery of Art Library
    Child → Paulien Citroen
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Dutch, German
    Family name → Citroen
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed claim: Occupation: photographer"
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