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Otto B. de KAT 1907-1995 Painter, Watercolourist, Draughtsman Otto de Kat was a painter influenced by the Haarlem School and Matisse's Fauvism He trained at the School voor Kunstambachten in Haarlem, the Rijksacademie in Amsterdam (now Rietveld Academy) and at the ecole des Beaux Arts in Brussels. De Kat mainly created figures in interiors, portraits and landscapes in a style characteristic of him. He was also a teacher at the Rijksacademie and founder of the Dutch Watercolourists' Circle. Otto de Kat also produced two covers for the well-known magazine De Wendingen in 1927 and 1931. Otto de Kat's work can be found in many museum, company and private collections, including the National Collection.