Théodore van Lelyveld

Théodore van Lelyveld is documented through a focused body of work active around 1902. While biographical dates and nationality remain unconfirmed in current records, the extant output indicates activity across multiple media, including photography, printmaking, and published books. The artist’s work is represented in the collection of the Rijksmuseum.

The preserved documentation confirms a diverse output, including 11 books, 2 photographs, and 2 prints held in institutional collections. The surviving print and photographic work centers geographically on Corsica, often capturing local life, dramatic figures, and landscapes of the Mediterranean region.

Notable prints include Beruchte bandiet Francois Antoine Bonelli, of Antoine Bellascosia, en een onbekende man met geweren op een rotswand, which documents local figures, and Corsicaanse herder met geweer en schapen. Other pieces, like the photograph Gezicht op Ajaccio en Dina (Dolly) Amelia van Emden die takken plukt van een struik, offer architectural and social documentation of the period.

The preservation of these historical works, including documentation regarding Théodore van Lelyveld prints and photography, secures the artist’s record in art history. Due to their age, many of these resources reside in the public domain. Institutions often make high-quality prints and digital reproductions available for research and study.