Jan Hanau

Jan Hanau was an artist documented as active during the brief period spanning 1885 to 1886. Hanau’s known output consists exclusively of graphite and ink drawings, focusing primarily on architectural and urban studies centered in Amsterdam.

The extant body of work reveals a specific artistic focus on documenting residential structures and streetscapes, particularly those located in the Vinkenbuurt area of the city. Five drawings by Hanau are currently represented in museum collections. These works include three renderings titled Huizen in de Vinkenbuurt, Amsterdam, alongside Schets van huizen and Studies van huizen in de Vinkenbuurt, Amsterdam.

All five documented drawings by Jan Hanau are held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. This small surviving oeuvre provides valuable visual records of Dutch urban architecture from the late 19th century. Due to the age of the original works, reproductions of Jan Hanau prints and drawings are often available as museum-quality images, and are generally recognized as being in the public domain.