Frits Schiller

(Amsterdam 1886 - Bussum 1971)
Reclining nude
Signed upper left
Oil on canvas, 35.3 x 111.5 cm
Note:
Frits Schiller was not only a meritorious painter, but also the founder of the famous Schiller Hotel in Amsterdam. Opened in 1913, the hotel was located at the then highly elegant Rembrandtplein. In the 1920's and 30's the hotel and the Schiller Bar next door became a meeting place for the beau monde. Famous artists, such as Jan Sluijters (1881-1957) and George Hendrik Breitner (1857-1923), were frequent visitors. A large number of paintings by Schiller can still be found exhibited on the walls in the hotel and bar/restaurant.