Godfridus Mathias (Godfried) Pieters (born 25 November 1936) is a Dutch sculptor.

Life and work

Pieters was educated at the

Maastricht Institute of Arts Maastricht Institute of Arts, formerly known as the Academie Beeldende Kunsten Maastricht (Maastricht Academy of Fine Arts and Design) and the Stadsacademie voor Toegepaste Kunsten (City Academy of Applied Arts), is a cluster of visual arts educat ...

and the Jan van Eyck Academie in

Maastricht Maastricht ( , , ; li, Mestreech ; french: Maestricht ; es, Mastrique ) is a city and a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. It is the capital and largest city of the province of Limburg. Maastricht is located on both sides of the ...

. His oeuvre shows a preference for the human figure (especially torsos and heads) and nature (birds, fish and plants and tubers), which he depicts in a realistic style.

Works

File:Vogel - Bosboom Toussaintplein.jpg, ''Vogel'' (1968),

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File:Waternimf - Menno ter Braaklaan.jpg, ''Waternimf'' (1969),

References

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