Richard Roland Holst

Dutch writer, artist, performance artist and painter (1868–1938).

Born December 4th, 1868 in Amsterdam. [ref]

Died December 31st, 1938 at 70 years old in Bloemendaal. [ref]

Occupations
draftsperson, exlibrist, furniture designer, graphic artist, illustrator, painter, printmaker, writer

Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel