Cornelis "Kees" Bol (September 21, 1916 – September 16, 2009) was a Dutch

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and art educator. His work was exhibited in art galleries and museums throughout the Netherlands, as well as in

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. In 1950 Bol was awarded the Thérèse van Duyl-Schwartze Prize and in 1982 he was made

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in the

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Biography

Bol was born in

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. Initially he was a florist in his home town. After moving to

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and

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. In 1941 he married Toos van 't Hof. In 1946 he turned to art, studying at the

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with

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, Han van Dam, Jan Heesters, and Henk Meijer.Kees Bol - Unofficial website
In 1947 he moved to Tongelre, Eindhoven where he worked as a painter and taught at the

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. In 1970 he moved to

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. He also spent considerable time painting in

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. At the Design Academy Eindhoven, back at the

and in his

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Bol educated scores of art students, among whom

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, Frans Clement, Els Coppens-van de Rijt, Frank Dekkers, Frank Letterie, Har Sanders, and Hans van Vroonhoven. His three sons, Henri (1945-2000), Peter (born 1947), and Guillaume (born 1950), have also become visual artists. Opposite what had been his home and studio from 1947 in Eindhoven, a park was named in his honor. This park contains Bol's bust.Picture d description of the park and statue at Eindhoven-in-beeld.nl
On October 7, 1991 the Dutch broadcaster

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aired a special about the painter.

Bibliography

* Bol, Peter en Henriëtte Verburgh (2005) ''Kees Bol''. Kees Bol Foundation. * Verburgh, Henriëtte (2001) ''Kees Bol: portretten van Toos''. Wijk: Pictures Publishers, . * Beks, Maarten (1991) ''Kees Bol: 1974-1991''. Hapert: De Kempen Pers, . * Puijenbroek, Frans van en Lambert Tegenbosch (1976). ''Kees Bol''.

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: De Lakenhal.

References

External links

Kees Bol - Unofficial websiteKees Bol page
at the Dutch Office for Art History Documentation
Kees Bol page
at Galerie Gijsbrecht Bol

at artnet.com
Kees Bol page
at askart.com
Kees Bol page
at bkrkunst.nl
guillaumebol.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bol, Kees 1916 births 2009 deaths Art educators Academic staff of Design Academy Eindhoven People from Eindhoven People from Oegstgeest 20th-century Dutch painters Dutch male painters Royal Academy of Art, The Hague alumni Academic staff of the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague 20th-century Dutch male artists