Charlotte Caspers (Ghent, 1979) is a contemporary artist who connects past, present and future through the materials and techniques she uses. She has a master in Art History and is also trained as a paintings conservator, specializing in Medieval materials and techniques. Thus it is not surprising that she has a preference for wooden panels, gold and mineral pigments. Her work unravels reality into elementary compositions and has a unique and recognizable aesthetic. She uses the same subtle communication of various material surfaces as was done centuries ago in Medieval altarpieces. The glow and reflection of her goldwork transcend the two dimentional surface and interact with the beholder and exhibition space. Central themes in her work are: the communication between artwork and beholder, human beings as creators, and nature as the basis of everything existing.
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2006-2008 Limburg Conservation Institute (SRAL), Amsterdam and London, specialisation into historical painting techniques
and reconstructions (cum laude)
2001-2004 Limburg Conservation Institute (SRAL), Maastricht, core curriculum painting conservation studies
1997-2002 Radboud University (RUN), Nijmegen, Art History and Archaeology (cum laude)
1991-1997 Theresia Lyceum, Tilburg, Gymnasium (cum laude)
Exhibitions and projects (selection)
2023
- Charlotte Caspers. Gray Earth, BorzoGallery at Art Rotterdam, 9 - 12 February (Solo)
2022
- Caspers' Colours (De Kleuren van Caspers), 6 episodes broadcasted on Dutch public television
- Expert in Giganten der Kunst, Van Gogh, broadcasted by ZDF, Germany
2021
- Beyond Landscape, EENWERK gallery Amsterdam, 1 May - 12 June (Solo)
2020
- Das Geheimnis Der Meister, broadcasted by 3SAT, Germany
- Presentation of a diptych at Diepgeworteld, thematical exhibition at Dordrechts Museum, 11 November 2020- 15 August 2021
- Mirrors of Time, group expo in castle d'Aspremont-Lynden, Belgium, curated by Annemie van Laethem and Eric Croux, 24 July - 27 September
- Presentation of Come Closer in Saint Bavo Cathedral Ghent, Belgium, 20 October - 15 March 2021
2019
- Documentary Charlotte Caspers: From knowledge to art, Dutch public television (40 min.)
- Van Gogh Museum, reconstruction of Van Gogh's Sunflowers in its original appearance, commission for the museum's summerexhibition Van Gogh and the Sunflowers
- STUDIO CHARLOTTE, Museum Kranenburgh, 19 January - 30 June (solo)
- Museum MORE, presentation of 22 historic reconstructions, Gorssel, 27 January - 10 June
- Masterpiece (Het Geheim van de Meester), 8 episodes broadcasted on Dutch public television
2018
- Research and creation of the historic reconstructions featured in 'Masterpiece (Het Geheim van de Meester) 2019'
2017
- Charlotte Caspers. Selected works, Museum Kranenburgh, Bergen (NH), October
- Pigments 1611 - 2017, Kallenbach Gallery, Amsterdam, October (solo)
- Masterpiece (Het Geheim van de Meester) 9 episodes broadcasted on Dutch public television
- Das Geheimnis Der Meister, broadcasted by 3SAT Germany
2016
- North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh (NC), Reunited: Francescuccio Ghissi's St. John Altarpiece, reconstruction of the missing 14th century panel
- Charlotte Caspers, Jan Six Fine Arts, Amsterdam, September- October (solo)
- Masterpiece (Het geheim van de meester), 6 episodes broadcasted on Dutch public television
Teaching (selection)
2005 – 2016 University of Amsterdam (Ba and Ma Conservation and Restoration), guest lecturer on historical painting techniques
2011 Glasgow University, guest lecturer on Early Italian painting techniques
2004 University of Oslo, guest lecturer on 17th century painting techniques
Art historical publications (selection)
- C. Caspers, 'Out of the Blue' in: SeeAllThis, 24, 2021, pp. 152-157
- C. Caspers and C. Caspers, ‘De Dood den de vrek van Jheronimus Bosch’ in: Het einde van de
middeleeuwen, Vijftig kunstwerken uit de tijd van Bosch en Erasmus, Matthijs Ilsink, Bram de Klerck &
Annemarieke Willemsen (eds), Nijmegen 2019.
- Series on historic painting techniques in kM magazine 2014-2016
- A. Lerwill, J.H.Townsend, J. Thomas, S. Hackney, C. Caspers and H. Liang, ‘Photochemical colour change
for traditional watercolour pigments in low oxygen levels’ in: Studies in Conservation, 2014
- C. Caspers, I. Geelen and A. van Grevenstein- Kruse, ‘ Technique’, in: The Ghent Altarpiece revealed!, A.
Born and M. Martens (eds) 2013
- C. Caspers, J. Verhave and M. Wolters, ‘ Reconstructing towards a better understanding – A study of
missing underdrawings in Van Mierevelt’s portraits’, in: In the artists’ footsteps – the reconstruction of
pigments and paintings, L. Wrapson, J. Rose, R. Miller and S. Bucklow (eds), 2013
- C.C. Caspers and K. Seymour, ‘A reconstruction of Maerten van Heemskerck’s ‘De Calvarieberg’ (1543): Accuracy and Visual interpretation’, in: Art, Conservation and Authenticities: Material, Concept, Context,
E. Hermes (ed.), London 2009, pp. 115-124
- J.H. Townsend, J. Thomas, C. Caspers (e.a.), ‘ (De-re)-constructing Turner for the anoxic research project
at Tate’, in: Study and Serendipity: Testimonies of Artists’ Practice, E. Hermes and J. Townsend(ed.),
London 2009, pp. 159-162
- The Use and Benefits of Historical Reconstructions (poster presentation), conference: Art of the Matter.
Doing Technical Art History, Smith College, Northampton USA, 2007
- C.C. Caspers, ‘Historical Reconstruction of the Pedlar by Jheronimus Bosch’, in: Second International
Jheronimus Bosch Conference: The Sources of Bosch (2007)
Previous collaborations historical reconstruction projects (selection)
Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
Van Gogh Museum Amsterdam
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen Rotterdam Museum Prinsenhof Delft
Gemeentemuseum Den Haag
Cooper Hewitt Museum New York, USA Princeton University, USA
Duke University, USA
North Carolina Museum of Art, USA
TATE Britain, UK
Saint Bavo Cathedral, Belgium
2006-2008 Limburg Conservation Institute (SRAL), Amsterdam and London, specialisation into historical painting techniques
and reconstructions (cum laude)
2001-2004 Limburg Conservation Institute (SRAL), Maastricht, core curriculum painting conservation studies
1997-2002 Radboud University (RUN), Nijmegen, Art History and Archaeology (cum laude)
1991-1997 Theresia Lyceum, Tilburg, Gymnasium (cum laude)
Exhibitions and projects (selection)
2023
- Charlotte Caspers. Gray Earth, BorzoGallery at Art Rotterdam, 9 - 12 February (Solo)
2022
- Caspers' Colours (De Kleuren van Caspers), 6 episodes broadcasted on Dutch public television
- Expert in Giganten der Kunst, Van Gogh, broadcasted by ZDF, Germany
2021
- Beyond Landscape, EENWERK gallery Amsterdam, 1 May - 12 June (Solo)
2020
- Das Geheimnis Der Meister, broadcasted by 3SAT, Germany
- Presentation of a diptych at Diepgeworteld, thematical exhibition at Dordrechts Museum, 11 November 2020- 15 August 2021
- Mirrors of Time, group expo in castle d'Aspremont-Lynden, Belgium, curated by Annemie van Laethem and Eric Croux, 24 July - 27 September
- Presentation of Come Closer in Saint Bavo Cathedral Ghent, Belgium, 20 October - 15 March 2021
2019
- Documentary Charlotte Caspers: From knowledge to art, Dutch public television (40 min.)
- Van Gogh Museum, reconstruction of Van Gogh's Sunflowers in its original appearance, commission for the museum's summerexhibition Van Gogh and the Sunflowers
- STUDIO CHARLOTTE, Museum Kranenburgh, 19 January - 30 June (solo)
- Museum MORE, presentation of 22 historic reconstructions, Gorssel, 27 January - 10 June
- Masterpiece (Het Geheim van de Meester), 8 episodes broadcasted on Dutch public television
2018
- Research and creation of the historic reconstructions featured in 'Masterpiece (Het Geheim van de Meester) 2019'
2017
- Charlotte Caspers. Selected works, Museum Kranenburgh, Bergen (NH), October
- Pigments 1611 - 2017, Kallenbach Gallery, Amsterdam, October (solo)
- Masterpiece (Het Geheim van de Meester) 9 episodes broadcasted on Dutch public television
- Das Geheimnis Der Meister, broadcasted by 3SAT Germany
2016
- North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh (NC), Reunited: Francescuccio Ghissi's St. John Altarpiece, reconstruction of the missing 14th century panel
- Charlotte Caspers, Jan Six Fine Arts, Amsterdam, September- October (solo)
- Masterpiece (Het geheim van de meester), 6 episodes broadcasted on Dutch public television
Teaching (selection)
2005 – 2016 University of Amsterdam (Ba and Ma Conservation and Restoration), guest lecturer on historical painting techniques
2011 Glasgow University, guest lecturer on Early Italian painting techniques
2004 University of Oslo, guest lecturer on 17th century painting techniques
Art historical publications (selection)
- C. Caspers, 'Out of the Blue' in: SeeAllThis, 24, 2021, pp. 152-157
- C. Caspers and C. Caspers, ‘De Dood den de vrek van Jheronimus Bosch’ in: Het einde van de
middeleeuwen, Vijftig kunstwerken uit de tijd van Bosch en Erasmus, Matthijs Ilsink, Bram de Klerck &
Annemarieke Willemsen (eds), Nijmegen 2019.
- Series on historic painting techniques in kM magazine 2014-2016
- A. Lerwill, J.H.Townsend, J. Thomas, S. Hackney, C. Caspers and H. Liang, ‘Photochemical colour change
for traditional watercolour pigments in low oxygen levels’ in: Studies in Conservation, 2014
- C. Caspers, I. Geelen and A. van Grevenstein- Kruse, ‘ Technique’, in: The Ghent Altarpiece revealed!, A.
Born and M. Martens (eds) 2013
- C. Caspers, J. Verhave and M. Wolters, ‘ Reconstructing towards a better understanding – A study of
missing underdrawings in Van Mierevelt’s portraits’, in: In the artists’ footsteps – the reconstruction of
pigments and paintings, L. Wrapson, J. Rose, R. Miller and S. Bucklow (eds), 2013
- C.C. Caspers and K. Seymour, ‘A reconstruction of Maerten van Heemskerck’s ‘De Calvarieberg’ (1543): Accuracy and Visual interpretation’, in: Art, Conservation and Authenticities: Material, Concept, Context,
E. Hermes (ed.), London 2009, pp. 115-124
- J.H. Townsend, J. Thomas, C. Caspers (e.a.), ‘ (De-re)-constructing Turner for the anoxic research project
at Tate’, in: Study and Serendipity: Testimonies of Artists’ Practice, E. Hermes and J. Townsend(ed.),
London 2009, pp. 159-162
- The Use and Benefits of Historical Reconstructions (poster presentation), conference: Art of the Matter.
Doing Technical Art History, Smith College, Northampton USA, 2007
- C.C. Caspers, ‘Historical Reconstruction of the Pedlar by Jheronimus Bosch’, in: Second International
Jheronimus Bosch Conference: The Sources of Bosch (2007)
Previous collaborations historical reconstruction projects (selection)
Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
Van Gogh Museum Amsterdam
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen Rotterdam Museum Prinsenhof Delft
Gemeentemuseum Den Haag
Cooper Hewitt Museum New York, USA Princeton University, USA
Duke University, USA
North Carolina Museum of Art, USA
TATE Britain, UK
Saint Bavo Cathedral, Belgium
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