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Kees Verwey
Kees Verwey (April 20, 1900 – July 23, 1995) was a Dutch painter who was productive well into old age. Biography He was born in Amsterdam and was the nephew of the poet Albert Verwey and the architect Hendrik Petrus Berlage. According to the RKD he was a pupil of Henri Frédéric Boot, Johannes Hendricus Jurres, and Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita.Kees Verwey in the RKD He was heavily influenced by the Hague School and Impressionism. His big break came in 1931 when his work was exhibited along with that of other contemporary Haarlem artists (such as Hendrik van den Eijnde). The exhibition was held in the newly created Modern art gallery of the Frans Hals Museum located behind the main museum (today the gallery for the schutterstukken). He was a member of the Haarlem artist society "Kunst Zij Ons Doel", the "Kennemer Kunstenaarskring, and "Hollan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gemeentemuseum Den Haag
The Kunstmuseum Den Haag is an art museum in The Hague in the Netherlands, founded in 1866 as the Museum voor Moderne Kunst. Later, until 1998, it was known as Haags Gemeentemuseum, and until the end of September 2019 as Gemeentemuseum Den Haag. It has a collection of around 165,000 works, over many different forms of art. In particular, the Kunstmuseum is renowned for its large Piet Mondrian, Mondrian collection, the largest in the world. Mondrian's last work, ''Victory Boogie-Woogie'', is on display at the museum. The current museum building was constructed between 1931–1935, designed by the Dutch architect Hendrik Petrus Berlage, H.P. Berlage. The KM21 (museum for contemporary art) and Fotomuseum Den Haag (The Hague museum for photography) are part of the Kunstmuseum, though not housed in the same building and with a separate entrance fee. Collection Modern art The museum's collection of modern art includes works by international artists (Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, Pablo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanne Meijer-de Heer
Hanne is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Hanne Blank (born 1969), American historian, writer, editor and public speaker * Hanne Budtz (1915–2004), Danish politician and lawyer * Hanne Darboven (born 1941), German conceptual artist * Hanne Grete Einarsen (born 1966), Norwegian-Sami artist * Hanne Harlem (born 1964), Norwegian politician * Hanne Haugland (born 1967), Norwegian high jumper * Hanne Hiob (1923–2009), German actress * Hanne Hukkelberg (born 1979), Norwegian singer-songwriter * Hanne Krogh (born 1956), Norwegian singer * Hanne Liland (born 1969), Norwegian race walker * Hanne Sigbjørnsen (born 1989), Norwegian blogger * Hanne Staff (born 1972), Norwegian orienteering athlete * Hanne Wolharn (born 1968), German actress See also * Hanna (other) * Hanni (other) * Hanno (other) * Hannu (other) Hannu (from Hannes, a diminutive of Johannes) is a Finnish first name. Notable people with the name incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugo Liebe
Hugo or HUGO may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Hugo'' (film), a 2011 film directed by Martin Scorsese * Hugo Award, a science fiction and fantasy award named after Hugo Gernsback * Hugo (franchise), a children's media franchise based on a troll ** ''Hugo'' (game show), a television show that first ran from 1990 to 1995 ** ''Hugo'' (video game), several video games released between 1991 and 2000 * ''Hugo'' (stylised as ''hugo''), a 2022 album by British rapper Loyle Carner People and fictional characters * Victor Hugo, a French poet, novelist, and dramatist of the Romantic movement. * Hugo (name), including lists of people with Hugo as a given name or surname, as well as fictional characters * Hugo (musician), Thai-American actor and singer-songwriter Chulachak Chakrabongse (born 1981) Places in the United States * Hugo, Alabama, an unincorporated community * Hugo, Colorado, a Statutory Town * Hugo, Minnesota, a town * Hugo, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Hugo, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kees De Jager (painter)
Cornelis "Kees" de Jager (; 29 April 1921 – 27 May 2021) was a Dutch astronomer who specialized in predicting solar variation to assess the Sun's impact on future climate. He was the General Secretary of the IAU from 1967 to 1973 and former director of the observatory at Utrecht. He was a fellow with the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry and played an important role in the European skeptical movement as the first chairman of both Stichting Skepsis and the European Council of Skeptical Organisations. Personal life and education Born in Den Burg on the Dutch island of Texel, de Jager spent his school years in the Dutch East Indies. In 1939, De Jager heard Professor Minnaert speak. De Jager said "I was so fascinated by what he said, that I decided right then and there to study Astronomy." From 1939 to 1945, he studied mathematics, physics and astronomy at Utrecht University. On 13 October 1952, he obtained his PhD with a thesis called "The Hydrogen Spectrum of the Sun". His sup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cor Hak
Cor or COR may refer to: People * Cor people, an ethnic group of Vietnam * Cor (given name), including a list of people with the name * Jon Cor (born 1984), a Canadian actor Places * Cor, Templeport, a townland in County Cavan, Ireland * California State Prison, Corcoran, Kings County, California, U.S. * Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport, Córdoba, Argentina, IATA airport code COR * Corby railway station, UK, station code COR * Corio railway station, Victoria, Australia, station code COR * County Cork, Ireland, Chapman code COR Business and organizations * College of Radiographers (CoR), a charitable subsidiary of the Society of Radiographers * Committee of the Regions (CoR), the European Union's assembly of local and regional representatives * Commonwealth Oil Refineries, an Australian oil company 1920–1952 * Confederation of Regions Party of Canada (CoR), Canadian political party * Contracting Officer's Technical Representative, or Contracti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Van Geem
Jan, JaN or JAN may refer to: Acronyms * Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station), US, Amtrak station code JAN * Jackson-Evers International Airport, Mississippi, US, IATA code * Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN), a Syrian militant group * Japanese Article Number, a barcode standard compatible with EAN * Japanese Accepted Name, a Japanese nonproprietary drug name * Job Accommodation Network, US, for people with disabilities * ''Joint Army-Navy'', US standards for electronic color codes, etc. * ''Journal of Advanced Nursing'' Personal name * Jan (name), male variant of ''John'', female shortened form of ''Janet'' and ''Janice'' * Jan (Persian name), Persian word meaning 'life', 'soul', 'dear'; also used as a name * Ran (surname), romanized from Mandarin as Jan in Wade–Giles * Ján, Slovak name Other uses * January, as an abbreviation for the first month of the year in the Gregorian calendar * Jan (cards), a term in some card games when a player loses without taking any tricks or scoring a min ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frans Funke
Frans is an Afrikaans, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian, and Swedish given name, sometimes as a short form of ''François''. One cognate of Frans in English is ''Francis''. Given name * Frans van Aarssens (1572–1641), Dutch diplomat and statesman * Frans Ackerman (1330–1387), Flemish statesman * Frans Adelaar (born 1960), Dutch football player and manager * Frans Alphons Maria Alting von Geusau (born 1933), Dutch legal scholar and diplomat * Frans Aerenhouts (born 1937), Belgian cyclist * Frans Ananias (born 1972), Namibian footballer * Frans Andersson (1911–1988), Danish bass-baritone * Frans Andriessen (1929–2019), Dutch politician * Frans Anneessens (1660–1719), Flemish protest leader * Frans van Anraat (born 1942), Dutch businessman and convicted war criminal * Frans Badens (fl. 1571–1618), Flemish painter * Frans Bak (born 1958), Danish composer, choral conductor, saxophonist, and pianist * Frans Decker (1684–1751), 18th-century painter from the North ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henk Fonville
Henk is a Dutch male given name, originally a short form of Hendrik. It influenced " Hank" which is used in English-speaking countries (mainly in the US) as a form of " Henry". People named "Henk" include: Academics *Henk Aertsen (born 1943), Dutch Anglo-Saxon linguist * Henk Barendregt (born 1947), Dutch logician *Henk Jaap Beentje (born 1951), Dutch botanist *Henk Blezer (born 1961), Dutch Tibetologist, Indologist, and scholar of Buddhist studies *Henk Bodewitz (born 1939), Dutch Sanskrit scholar *Henk J. M. Bos (born 1940), Dutch historian of mathematics *Henk Braakhuis (born 1939), Dutch historian of philosophy *Henk Buck (born 1930), Dutch organic chemist * Henk van Dongen (1936–2011), Dutch organizational theorist and policy advisor *Henk Dorgelo (1894–1961), Dutch physicist and academic * Henk van der Flier (born 1945), Dutch psychologist * Henk A. M. J. ten Have (born 1951), Dutch medical ethicist *Henk van de Hulst (1918–2000), Dutch astronomer and mathematician *H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Engelman (painter)
Johannes Aloysius Antonius Engelman (born Utrecht, 7 June 1900; died Amsterdam, 20 March 1972) was a Dutch writer. He was the recipient of the Constantijn Huygens Prize in 1954. Dutch composers like Marius Monnikendam and Marjo Tal set several of his works to music. Works * 1927 - ''Het roosvenster'' * 1930 - ''Sine nomine'' * 1931 - ''Parnassus en Empyreum'' * 1932 - ''Torso'' * 1932 - ''Tuin van Eros'' DBNL * 1934 - ''Tuin van Eros en andere gedichten'' * 1936 - ''Tympanon'' * 1937 - ''Bij de bron'' * 1937 - ''Het bezegeld hart'' * 1942 - ''Noodweer'' * 1945 - ''Vrijheid'' * 1950 - ''Philomela'' * 1955 - ''Koning Oedipus'' * 1955 - ''Twee maal Apollo'' * 1960 - ''Verzamelde gedichten'' * 1969 - ''Het Bittermeer en andere gedichten'' References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joop Dam
Joop is a Dutch masculine given name, often a short form (hypocorism) of Johannes, Joseph, Jacobus, or other names. It may refer to: * Jogchum T. Joop Alberda (born 1952), Dutch volleyball coach, coach of the 1996 Olympic champion Dutch team * Johannes J. Joop Atsma (born 1956), Dutch politician * Johannes Joop Ave (1934–2014), Indonesian government minister * Johannes A. Joop Bakker (1921-2003), Dutch politician * Josephus Joop Beek (1917-1983), Dutch-born Indonesian Jesuit, priest, educator and politician * Johannes J. Joop Beljon (1922-2002), Dutch artist * Joop Böckling (born 1955), Dutch footballer * Johannes W. Joop Boutmy (1894–1972), Dutch footballer * Johannes F. Joop Braakhekke (1941–2016), Dutch chef, restaurateur, television presenter and author * Joop Brand (born 1936), Dutch former football player and manager * Johannes Joop Cabout (1927–2013), Dutch water polo player * Johan R. Joop Carp (1897–1962), Dutch sailor, helmsman of the 1920 Olympic 6.4 Metre c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jules Chapon
Jules Chapon (4 September 1914 – 6 January 2007) was a Dutch artist who moved to France in 1973. Biography Jules was born in Heemstede as the son of Barend Chapon, an Amsterdam stockbroker who was a member of the Heemstede city council as well as boardmember of the Haarlem Jewish community. His father became a member of the newly formed Heemstede building society Tuinwijk Zuid in 1918 and moved there when this project, designed by the architect J.B. van Loghem, was completed in 1923. One of Jules' first paintings of the back gardens of these houses was probably painted from his bedroom window. Though Chapon first began a career at the brokerage of his father, he took painting lessons from Kees Verwey. War years His father was picked up and was executed by the Germans on 2 February 1943 along with 9 other innocent victims as retaliation for the murder of a German officer on the Verspronckweg on 30 January. This execution virtually wiped out the remaining leaders of the Jewish Com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
