THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Erwin Olaf, an acclaimed Dutch photographer whose work documented topics ranging from gay nightlife in Amsterdam to portraits of the Dutch royal family, has died.
His website carried a statement saying that Olaf recently underwent a lung transplant.
The Rijksmuseum received its core collection in 2018 and considered Erwin Olaf a sincere friend.
Over the years, he shot portraits of King Willem-Alexander and his family and in 2013 he designed the Dutch side of a new euro coin bearing an image of the king when Willem-Alexander acceded to the throne.
In March, Willem-Alexander awarded Olaf with the Dutch Royal House’s Medal of Honor for Art and Science.
Persons:
— Erwin Olaf, Rembrandt van Rijn, Johannes Vermeer, Olaf, Dibbits, “ Erwin Olaf, Olaf “, Erwin Olaf, We’ll, ” Olaf, King Willem, Alexander, Willem, Queen Maxima, Netherlands “, ”, “
Organizations:
Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum, Dutch Royal House’s, Art
Locations:
HAGUE, Netherlands, Dutch, Amsterdam