Kees Verwey
Kees Verwey (April 20, 1900 – July 23, 1995)[1] was a Dutch painter who was productive well into old age.
Biography
He was born in Amsterdam and was the nephew of the poet
Hendrik Petrus Berlage
.
According to the RKD he was a pupil of Kunst Zij Ons Doel", the "Kennemer Kunstenaarskring, and "Hollandse Aquarellistenkring".[2]
He married Jeanne Tilbusscher in 1951.
The
Grote Markt, Haarlem after him. Verwey had given this gift in 1984 with the condition that a proper home for it needed to be created. When the city stalled in finding a location, Verwey financed the remodelling of a centrally located hall himself and brought his collection together with the Frans Hals Museum in a foundation that he also ran himself until his death.[4]
His pupils were Mieke Burgers-Witteveen, Jules Chapon, Joop Dam (1922–1997), Jan Engelman, Henk Fonville, Frans Funke, Jan van Geem, Cor Hak, Kees de Jager, Hugo Liebe, Henk van der Linden, Hanne Meijer-de Heer, Jan Michels, Wim Steijn, and Karla Wenckebach.[2] He died in Haarlem.
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References
- ^ "Kees Verwey". biografischportaal.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ RKD
- ISBN 9068682830
- ^ ROOS, ROBBERT (25 July 1995). "Kees Verwey 1900 - 1995". Trouw (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 13 March 2016.