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Pieter Antonie (Piet or Pieter) van Stuivenberg (10 January 1901 - 16 December 1988) was a Dutch artist, who was active as sculptor, painter,

lithograph Lithography () is a planographic method of printing originally based on the immiscibility of oil and water. The printing is from a stone (lithographic limestone) or a metal plate with a smooth surface. It was invented in 1796 by the German a ...

er, and graphic artist.Piet van Stuivenberg; man / Nederlands; beeldhouwer, schilder, lithograaf, graficus
at rkd.nl, 2015. Born in Schiedam, Van Stuivenberg received his art education at the Academy of Fine Arts and Applied Sciences now Willem de Kooning Academy) in Rotterdam. From 1921 to 1927 he attended the evening art classes in sculpting. Van Stuivenberg started his sculptor career as

stonemason Stonemasonry or stonecraft is the creation of buildings, structures, and sculpture using stone as the primary material. It is one of the oldest activities and professions in human history. Many of the long-lasting, ancient shelters, temples, mo ...

, and was first influenced by the

expressionism Expressionism is a modernist movement, initially in poetry and painting, originating in Northern Europe around the beginning of the 20th century. Its typical trait is to present the world solely from a subjective perspective, distorting it rad ...

and later abstract working with geometric shapes and tighter. In Rotterdam he jointed the art society R33, which was founded in 1933 and dismantled in 1941. He made study trips to Brussels, London and Paris. In the Netherlands he subsequently joined the artist group ''Vrije Beelden'' (Free Images), founded by the Rotterdam artists Koos van Vlijmen and

Wout van Heusden Wouter Bernard (Wout) van Heusden (25 September 1896 in Rotterdam – 9 July 1982 in Rotterdam) was a Dutch graphic artist, who also worked as etcher, lithographer, manufacturer of woodcuts, painter, draftsman, and painters.Willy Boers en Ger Gerrits. In 1950 his work was represented at the fifth ''

Salon des Réalités Nouvelles The Salon des Réalités Nouvelles is an association of artists and an art exhibition in Paris, focusing on abstract art. A first exhibition with the name was held in 1939 in Galerie Charpentier, organised by Robert Delaunay, Sonia Delaunay, Nelly ...

'' in Paris. In 1967 Van Stuivenberg received the

Hendrik Chabot Award The Hendrik Chabot Award (Dutch: ''Hendrik Chabot Prijs'') is an annual award for visual artists presented by the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds, section South Holland. The prize ceremony is in the city hall of Rotterdam, where the prize is given by T ...

, and in 1981 and 1994Stedelijk Museum Schiedam (1994), ''Piet van Stuivenberg: beeldhouwer, 1901-1988 : Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, 9 juli-28 augustus 1994.'' a retrospective exhibition of his work was held by the Stedelijk Museum Schiedam. His work is in the collections of the

Stedelijk Museum The Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam (; Municipal Museum Amsterdam), colloquially known as the Stedelijk, is a museum for modern art, contemporary art, and design located in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Amsterdam,

Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen Municipal Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen () is an art museum in Rotterdam in the Netherlands. The name of the museum is derived from the two most important collectors of Frans Jacob Otto Boijmans and Daniël George van Beuningen. It is located at ...

in Rotterdam and in the Stedelijk Museum Schiedam.

Work in public space

* 1950 Rotterdam : ''Zonder titel'', Gedempte Zalmhaven (his first abstract sculpture in Rotterdam made for the Rotterdam Bouwcentrum) * 1957 Schiedam : ''Drie kinderen'', Burg. van Harenlaan (''De Hoeksteen'') * 1965 Rotterdam : ''Zonder titel'', an abstract marble plastic intended for Tench Square in Rotterdam-Hoogvliet * 1968 Schiedam : ''Geborgenheid'' * 1970 Rotterdam : ''Dolle Jans droom'' (1969), Steiger * 1977 Schiedam : ''Moeder en kind'', Grote Markt

References

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