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Helene Kröller-Müller

German art collector (1869-1939) · Netherlands · On the map · Musicians · Died at 70

Helene Emma Laura Juliane Kröller-Müller was a German art collector. She was one of the first European women to put together a major art collection. She is credited with being one of the first collectors to recognise the genius of Vincent van Gogh.

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Her entire collection was eventually sold to the Dutch government, along with her and her husband, Anton Kröller's, large forested country estate. Today it is the Kröller-Müller Museum and sculpture garden and Hoge Veluwe National Park, one of the largest national parks in the Netherlands.

Country
Netherlands
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1869 to 1939 · aged 70