Piet van Heerden (1924 – 1996), was a Dutch sculptor and painter.

Biography

He was born in Haarlem. He became an artist in Haarlem after following training as a painter and sculptor at the ''Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten'' in

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. Piet van Heerden
in the

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He lived one winter in 1952 with Elsa and

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in t Paradijsje'', the nickname given to the small guild house of the Haarlem

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. In 1965 his work was shown in

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along with that of his friend Wim Steijn. He died in Haarlem.

References

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1924 births 1996 deaths Dutch male sculptors Artists from Haarlem 20th-century Dutch sculptors 20th-century Dutch painters Dutch male painters 20th-century Dutch male artists {{Netherlands-artist-stub