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Leo Gestel

Dutch painter (1881-1941)
Person human Q597999
Leo Gestel
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Facts

25 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[23]
Date of birth
November 22, 1881, November 11, 1881[10]
Date of death
November 26, 1941
Place of birth
Bergen
Place of death
Hilversum
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of the Netherlands[13]
Occupation
painter, graphic artist, draftsperson, postage stamp designer, exlibrist, illustrator, muralist, watercolorist, etcher, lithographer, pastellist, designer[14][15][16][17][18][19][20]
Field of work
graphic design[21]
Educated at
Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten[22]
Father
Willem Gestel[12]
Student of
Nicolaas van der Waay, August Allebé[27][28]
Artist files at
Frick Art Research Library
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired
Described by source
Grafische vormgeving in Nederland: een eeuw[29]
End of work period
1941[31]
Family name
Gestel[25]
Given name
Leo[26]
Has works in the collection
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK), Kröller-Müller Museum, Centraal Museum, Van Gogh Museum, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Kunstmuseum Den Haag, Groninger Museum, Van Abbemuseum, Frans Hals Museum, Rijksmuseum Twenthe, Museum Henriette Polak, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Museum Arnhem, Museum MORE, Museum van Bommel van Dam, Singer Laren, Zeeuws Museum, Museum de Fundatie, Stedelijk Museum Alkmaar, Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Museum Voorlinden, Nationaal Archief, NN Kunstcollectie, Kunstcollectie Essent-Enexis, Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, Museum Kranenburgh, Drents Museum, Huis van het boek, Museum Enschedé, Nederlands Steendrukmuseum[35][36][37][38][39][40]
Movement
Expressionism[24]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library, NADD Wikidata project, NADD creators[32][33][34]
P14750
C2DD-8F5B-63D0-2CF5-56A1
P14883
1151
Place of burial
Westerveld[11]
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Start of work period
1896[30]
🏷️ Also known as
en Leendert Gestel en Leo Gestel da Leendert Gestel da L. Gestel he לאו גסטל ja レオ・ヘステル nl Leendert Gestel nl Leo Gestel nl L. Gestel ru Гестел, Лео ru Лео Гестел
🔖 Identifiers · 53
ISNI
0000000066809807
VIAF cluster ID
23010686
Library of Congress authority ID
n86822098
GND ID
121931005
AGORHA UUID
65b470ee-a8ba-42c4-b00d-f435621a0fb0
AbART person ID
126008
Artcyclopedia artist ID
gestel_leo
Artist-info artist ID
199630
Artists of the World ID
00055683
Artnet artist ID
leo-gestel
Artsy artist ID
leo-gestel
AskArt person ID
11034342
Show all 53 identifiers +41
Athenaeum person ID
417
Benezit ID
B00073014
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
14441727f
Biografisch Portaal van Nederland ID
98331802
Boijmans artist ID
7238
Bridgeman artist ID
11918
Christie's creator ID
23810
CollectieGelderland creator ID
4cf69dec-4eb6-982f-94c4-0a6c313959f7, d175ef19-000c-6966-ffaf-c3e9df32df3e, e6e2cd9c-9dd6-8093-1374-8c2d3513c057
Cultureel Woordenboek ID
nederlandse-beeldende-kunst-vanaf-1850/leo-gestel
DBNL author ID
gest004
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
121931005
DoME artist ID
135
Europeana entity
agent/base/24273
FAST ID
174166
FamilySearch person ID
LRY1-B3M
Freebase ID
/m/04mzy1d
Frick Art Research Library Artist File ID
991004322309707141
GTAA ID
102284
Geni.com profile ID
6000000015964007217
Google Arts & Culture entity ID
m04mzy1d
Grove Art Online ID
T031815
IdRef ID
186039794
Invaluable.com person ID
i0xmjcdwh3
LastDodo-area-ID
5828127
Le Delarge artist ID
19316_artiste_GESTEL_Leo
Minneapolis Institute of Art constituent ID
13267
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX6540505
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
069389764
Online Begraafplaatsen person ID
2259146
Open Library ID
OL1508877A
Prabook ID
2154421
RKDartists ID
31221
Rijksmuseum Research Library authority ID
41452
SBN author ID
VEAV321714
SNAC ARK ID
w64t8gp4
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam ID
581-leo-gestel
Union List of Artist Names ID
500007182
Watercolour World artist ID
leo-gestel
WikiTree person ID
Gestel-16
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJyCJ6w9RmGKycxJkvCCwC
Yale LUX ID
person/279b8e15-15cd-4771-a5b2-09b5de8cd5ff

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🔗 Connections
Has works in the collection 21
Van Gogh Museum, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Kröller-Müller Museum, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK), Minneapolis Institute of Art +13 more
Occupation 8
painter, designer, illustrator, draftsperson, graphic artist, lithographer, etcher, muralist
Student of 2
August Allebé, Nicolaas van der Waay
Teachers 2
August Allebé, Nicolaas van der Waay
Country of citizenship 1
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Educated at 1
Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten
Field of work 1
graphic design
Given name 1
Leo
Influenced 1
Samuel Schwarz
Instance of 1
human
Movement 1
Expressionism
Place of birth 1
Bergen
Place of death 1
Hilversum
Sex or gender 1
male
← FactGrid item ID 1
Silnowo
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Summary

Leo Gestel was born on November 22, 1881[1], in Bergen[2]. He died on November 26, 1941[3], in Hilversum[4]. He worked as a painter[5], graphic artist[6], draftsperson[7], postage stamp designer[8], and exlibrist[9].

Why It Matters

He has been cited as an influence by Samuel Schwarz[41], a painter[42], 1876–1942[43], of Kingdom of the Netherlands[44], specialised in painting[45].

FAQs

Where was Leo Gestel born?

Leo Gestel's place of birth was Bergen[2].

Where did Leo Gestel die?

Leo Gestel passed away in Hilversum[4].

Who were Leo Gestel's parents?

Leo Gestel's father was Willem Gestel[12].

What did Leo Gestel do for work?

Leo Gestel worked as a painter[5], graphic artist[6], draftsperson[7], postage stamp designer[8], and exlibrist[9].

Where did Leo Gestel go to school?

Leo Gestel was educated at Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten[22].

Who did Leo Gestel influence?

Leo Gestel has been cited as an influence by Samuel Schwarz[41].

Related Entities

graphic design Kingdom of the Netherlands Kröller-Müller Museum Museum of Fine Arts Boston Van Gogh Museum

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [21] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . vanabbemuseum.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . stedelijk.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . postzegelontwerpen.nl. Retrieved . postzegelontwerpen.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . online catalogue of Huis van het boek. Retrieved . mmm-web.adlibhosting.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [11] ↑ . Online Begraafplaatsen. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [1] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [10] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . postzegelontwerpen.nl. Retrieved . postzegelontwerpen.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . vangoghmuseum.nl. Retrieved . vangoghmuseum.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 25d ago · Hannolans · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 5w ago · Hannolans · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  5. 9w ago · Hannolans · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → painter, graphic artist, draftsperson +9
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  8. 24w ago · Lesko987a · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    End of work period → +1941-01-01T00:00:00Z
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    Described by source → Grafische vormgeving in Nederland: een eeuw
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