Helene Kröller-Müller

Helene Kröller-Müller (11 February 1869 – 14 December 1939) was a German art collector. She was one of the first European women to put together a major art collection. She is credited with being one of the first collectors to recognise the genius of Vincent van Gogh. Her entire collection was eventually sold to the Dutch government, along with her and her husband, Anton Kröller's, large forested country estate. Today it is the Kröller-Müller Museum and sculpture garden and Hoge Veluwe National Park, one of the largest national parks in the Netherlands.

Helene Kröller-Müller
Helene Müller and Anton Kröller, ca. 1888
Born(1869-02-11)11 February 1869
Essen, Germany
Died14 December 1939(1939-12-14) (aged 70)
Otterlo, Netherlands
Occupation(s)Art collector and philanthropist
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