Nico Bulder created a lot of art for special occasions. His Christmas, Eastern and New Year’s cards especially radiate an unique exuberance. His own New Year’s cards are fun as well except for the 1939 one. Nico Bulder clearly had a bad premonition about the events that were about to unfold. The art that he made for the “Veenkoloniale Bank” is also worth your attention. The composition and level of detail are astounding for a wood engraving.
First you will find dedicated galleries and then the gallery with all art that he created for events and occasions.
Christmas
Christmas 1940, wood engraving (including subtext) called “De Opgang van de Herders” (the rise of the shepherds).Christmas 1940, wood engraving called “De Opgang van de Herders” (the rise of the shepherds).Christmas edition of 1953 Winschoter Courant; scratchboard or scraperboard technique. Collection Veenkoloniaal Museum Veendam (NL)Christmas edition of 1953 Winschoter Courant; scratchboard or scraperboard technique. Collection Veenkoloniaal Museum Veendam (NL)Three Kings (“Driekoningen”) 1934 (“voor het Kind” series)Christmas Eve “Kerstnacht”, 1934 (“voor het Kind” series)
Easter
1939: Eastern (“Pasen” in Dutch) wishes by Mr. Ottevanger, X2, note that the “N” is mirrored.1954: Eastern (“Pasen” in Dutch), X2, Collection Veenkoloniaal Museum Veendam (NL)
Nico Bulder’s Own New Year’s Cards
1963: 1964 New Year’s card from Nico Bulder himself, X21962: 1963 New Year’s card from Nico Bulder himself, X21962: 1963 New Year’s card from Nico Bulder himself, X21961: 1962 New Year’s card from Nico Bulder himself, X21960: 1961 New Year’s card from Nico Bulder himself, X21959: 1960 New Year’s card from Nico Bulder himself, X21958: 1959 New Year’s card from Nico Bulder himself, X21957: 1958 New Year’s card from Nico Bulder himself, X21956: 1957 New Year’s card from Nico Bulder himself, X21955: 1956 New Year’s card from Nico Bulder himself, X21953: 1954 New Year’s card from Nico Bulder himself, X21938: 1939 New Year’s card from Nico Bulder himself, X2, Collection Veenkoloniaal Museum Veendam (NL)1935: 1936 New Year’s card from Nico Bulder himself, X2
Veenkoloniale Bank
1955: 1956 New Year’s card Veenkoloniale Bank, X2“The Wishing-Table, the Gold-Ass, and the Cudgel in the Sack” (“Tafeltje dek je, Ezeltje strek je en Knuppel uit de zak”), 1959 New Year’s card, X2, Collection Veenkoloniaal Museum Veendam (NL) – Click here for more info. “The Wishing-Table, the Gold-Ass, and the Cudgel in the Sack” (“Tafeltje dek je, Ezeltje strek je en Knuppel uit de zak”), 1959 New Year’s card, X2, Collection Veenkoloniaal Museum Veendam (NL) – Click here for more info. Collection Veenkoloniaal Museum Veendam (NL)The Cricket and the Ant” (“De Krekel en de Mier naar La Fontaine”) –Collection Veenkoloniaal Museum Veendam (NL) – Click here for more info.The Cricket and the Ant” (“De Krekel en de Mier naar La Fontaine”) –Collection Veenkoloniaal Museum Veendam (NL) – Click here for more info.1961 New Year’s card for “Veenkoloniale Bank” referring to La Fontaine’s fable: The Fish and the Fisherman.Birthday calendarBirthday calendarBirthday calendarBirthday calendarBirthday calendarBirthday calendarBirthday calendarCollection Veenkoloniaal Museum Veendam (NL)
“Voor Het Kind” (“To the Children’s Benefit”) 1934 Christmas and 1935 New Year’s Cards
Rear side of Christmas card, December 1934If/when the money ship arrives (“Als het schip met geld komt”)A shower of best wishes for 1935 (“Een regen van goede wenschen voor 1935”)Three Kings (“Driekoningen”) 1934 (“voor het Kind” series)Christmas Eve “Kerstnacht”, 1934 (“voor het Kind” series)
Art for Events and Occasions
Willem I arriving in Scheveningen in 1813 to become king after Napoleon was defeated at Waterloo, aquarelle, 1938, Collection Veenkoloniaal Museum Veendam (NL)A 1938 cartoon: Roman legions invading the Netherlands, aquarelle, Collection Veenkoloniaal Museum Veendam (NL)1941: Huis aan de drie grachten. Click here for more infoIn memory of Adriaan Geerts, June 26 1947, X2, – Click here for more info.“The Wishing-Table, the Gold-Ass, and the Cudgel in the Sack” (“Tafeltje dek je, Ezeltje strek je en Knuppel uit de zak”), 1959 New Year’s card, X2, click here for more info.1955: 1956 New Year’s card Veenkoloniale Bank, X2Christmas 1940, wood engraving called “De Opgang van de Herders” (the rise of the shepherds).Christmas 1940, wood engraving (including subtext) called “De Opgang van de Herders” (the rise of the shepherds).1964: In Memoriam Nico Bulder. Evert Musch, colleague and friend added posthumously the text to the clock bell wood engraving that Nico Bulder created during the war . The inscription on the bell also states “Si Deus Pro Nobis, Quis Contra Nos” (Latin: If God is for us, who can be against us!)Letter of Mayor of Hoogezand in reference to “Burgerwacht” recognition charter, April 14, 1945.Commemorative charter of “Burgerwacht” (militia) participation signed by mayor, X2, April 14, 1945.Commemorative charter of “Burgerwacht” (militia) participation, April 14, 1945, blank version, X2 – Collection Veenkoloniaal Museum Veendam (NL)Birthday calendarBirthday calendarBirthday calendarBirthday calendarBirthday calendarBirthday calendarBirthday calendar1963: 1964 New Year’s card from Nico Bulder himself, X21962: 1963 New Year’s card from Nico Bulder himself, X21961: 1962 New Year’s card from Nico Bulder himself, X21961: 1962 New Year’s card from Nico Bulder himself1960: 1961 New Year’s card from Nico Bulder himself, X21959: 1960 New Year’s card from Nico Bulder himself, X21958: 1959 New Year’s card from Nico Bulder himself, X21957: 1958 New Year’s card from Nico Bulder himself, X21956: 1957 New Year’s card from Nico Bulder himself, X21955: 1956 New Year’s card from Nico Bulder himself, X21953: 1954 New Year’s card from Nico Bulder himself, X21935: 1936 New Year’s card from Nico Bulder himself, X2New Year’s card 1935 by Nico Bulder, 1934, cover page.New Year’s card 1935 by Nico Bulder, 1934, illustration on inside of folded card.1935: 1936 New Year’s card with letters “NV” from “Nederlandsche Vereeniging tot Afschaffing van Alcoholische Dranken”, X21934: 1935 New Year’s card from Johan Schwencke1942: “Littera Eget Scheda” “De Letter Behoeft Papier” (“Letters Need Paper, five other artists also made their own design for N.V. Papiergroothandel Luttkie en Smit Amsterdam.Christmas card 1935: Ans & Wim van der Kuijlen – originally red.Christmas card 1935: Ans & Wim van der Kuijlen – B/W version.1961 New Year’s card for “Veenkoloniale Bank” referring to La Fontaine’s fable: The Fish and the Fisherman.1955: 1956 New Year’s card Veenkoloniale Bank, X2Cornelis Adriaan Loeff Birth Announcement, 1937, X2Nico Bulder letter headNina Wind Thank-You Note, X2, 1962.Veenkoloniale Bank Hoogezand-Sappemeer logo, X2; the business of this bank was mainly related to ships and cargo.“Jacob Wrestling With The Angel”, 1935, X2, click here for more info.“Jacob Wrestling With The Angel”, 1962, X2 – Click here for more info. Coat of Arms, Groningen (city), designed by Nico Bulder, 1958, click here for more info.If/when the money ship arrives (“Als het schip met geld komt”)A shower of best wishes for 1935 (“Een regen van goede wenschen voor 1935”)Rear side of Christmas card, December 1934Ex libris Hendrik Veenhof designed by Peter Lazarov.Veenhof family 2001 New Year’s card designed by Peter Lazarov based on an original 1941 drawing by Nico Bulder.Page 29, illustration to poem by Guide Gezelle written by him just prior to his death in 1899.New Year’s card 1962 of Hoogezand company “Atlanta Kantoorartikelen”, 1961, X2, Collection Veenkoloniaal Museum Veendam (NL)Commemorative charter of “Burgerwacht” (militia) participation, April 14, 1945, for Nico Bulder, signed by mayor, X2 – Collection Groninger Museum1960: New Year’s card 1961: Nico Bulder liked this one because you can read it also upsidedown.Christmas Eve “Kerstnacht”, 1934 (“voor het Kind” series)Three Kings (“Driekoningen”) 1934 (“voor het Kind” series)
Nico Bulder Art 