Fine Art

Poster for Delft Salad Oil — History & Facts

This poster was commissioned by the Nederlandsche Oliefabriek, an oil manufacturer in Delft. Two women with wavy hair and billowing draperies occupy most of the composition. One of them is dressing a salad.

The women with their emphatic contours draw attention away from the actual advertisement, namely for the salad oil. The poster became an icon and lent Dutch Art Nouveau its nickname, the ‘salad oil style’.

More Artworks by Jan Toorop

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The Schelde near Veere, oil on canvas by Jan Toorop, depicting a tranquil river landscape.

The Schelde near Veere

Jan Toorop

Bomschuit op het strand te Katwijk, oil on canvas by Jan Toorop, depicting waves and a sandy beach.

Bomschuit op het strand te Katwijk

Jan Toorop

Drawing by Jan Toorop depicting a man entwined with thorns near an open grave, paper medium.

O Grave, where is thy Victory?

Jan Toorop

Broek in Waterland by Jan Toorop, oil painting depicting figures by water and a vibrant sky.

Broek in Waterland

Jan Toorop

Oil painting by Jan Toorop depicting turbulent waters at the port of Katwijk

Uitmonding van den Rijn ou Le Port de Katwijk

Jan Toorop

The Sea by Jan Toorop, oil painting depicting tumultuous waves and horizon in deep blue.

The Sea

Jan Toorop

Vaart tussen bomen by Jan Toorop, oil painting depicting a waterway between trees

Vaart tussen bomen

Jan Toorop

Kinderen op het duin, oil on canvas by Jan Toorop depicting children playing in a sunlit landscape

Kinderen op het duin – Landschap bij Brussel

Jan Toorop

Misty Sea by Jan Toorop, oil painting depicting a misty horizon over the sea.

Misty Sea

Jan Toorop

Oil painting by Jan Toorop depicting waves and colorful sea with clouds

The Sea

Jan Toorop

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A Sunday on La Grande Jatte, oil on canvas by Georges Seurat, depicting a lively park scene.

A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884

Georges Seurat

Le Déjeuner sur l’herbe by Édouard Manet, oil on canvas, depicts a picnic scene with nude and clothed figures.

Le Déjeuner sur l’herbe

Édouard Manet

The Swing by Jean-Honoré Fragonard, oil on canvas depicting playful figures in a garden.

The Swing

Jean-Honoré Fragonard

The Milkmaid by Johannes Vermeer, oil on canvas, shows a maidservant pouring milk in a bright interior.

The Milkmaid

Johannes Vermeer

Vibrant cabaret scene, oil on canvas by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

At the Moulin Rouge

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Hunters in the Snow by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, oil painting depicting hunters in a snowy landscape.

Hunters in the Snow

Pieter Bruegel the Elder