October 21, 2012 <Back to Index> Economist James Denham Steuart, 1712 Painter Jan Altink, 1885 Marshal of France Charles Pierre Francois Augereau, 1st Duc de Castiglione, 1757 This page is sponsored by: PAGE SPONSOR

Jan Altink (21 October 1885, Groningen, Netherlands – 6 December 1971, Den Haag) was a Dutch expressionist painter. Altink was a cofounder of the artists' association and movement De Ploeg ("The Plough" or "The Plow", founded 1918), which he named in reference to breaking new ground. Auction house Christie's described him as being "widely regarded as the purest 'Groninger' of all Ploeg artists".