The New Hague School (Dutch Nieuwe Haagse School) was a movement in the Dutch fine arts of the 1950s and 60s. It opposed the Cobra avant-garde movement and found its inspiration in 17th-century art and the experiences of the Barbizon School and the resulting Hague School.

History

Immediately after the Second World War The Hague artists came up with their own renewal in painting in addition to the experimental Cobra movement. In 1949 came the first Posthoorn-group, named after the bodega and art gallery named De Posthoorn. The group disbanded in 1962. In 1951 came the group Verve, or Hague Verve, which focused on The Hague interpretation of the innovations in the School of Paris in modern figurative art. The group ceased to exist in 1957. As a loose continuation of Verve, the group Fugare was founded in 1960, with an emphasis on non-figurative art. This group existed until 1967. In 1947 in the then-named Gemeentemuseum Den Haag held an exhibition for artists from The Hague, entitled "Haagse Kunstenaars" (The Hague Artists). This exhibition concept was repeated another eight times, until 1959. Most of the participants were either part of the Verve group, the Fugare group, and/or the Posthoorn-group. These groups were considered to be the main part of the New Hague School. This term was first used by Jos de Gruyter (1899–1979), chief curator of modern art at the Gemeentemuseum Den Haag and later director.W. J. de Gruyter and Paul Rodenko (1952), ''Verve''.

Participants

Artists from the Posthoorn-group

* Johan van den Berg (born 1939), Jos van den Berg (1905 - 1978),

Theo Bitter Theodorus (Theo) Bitter (16 December 1916 – 13 February 1994 in The Hague) was a Dutch graphic artist, painter and draftsman. He also made monumental art, designed textiles, and illustrated books. Bitter was educated at the Royal Academy of A ...

(1916–1994), Karel Bleijenberg (1913 - 1981), Kees van Bohemen (1928 - 1985), Carolien Boudijn, Amélie de Bourbon (born 1936), Wil Bouthoorn (1916 - 2004),

Dirk Bus Dirk Bus (5 December 1907 - 10 June 1978 in The Hague) was a Dutch sculptor. Bus was educated in sculpture at the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague and Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten in Amsterdam. He was a student of Bon Ingen-Housz and Jan B ...

(1907–1978),

Jan Cremer Jan Cremer (; born 20 April 1940, Enschede, Netherlands) is a Dutch author, photographer and painter. His best known work is the novel ' ("I, Jan Cremer"; 1964) and the sequel ''Ik, Jan Cremer, tweede boek'' ("I, Jan Cremer, second book"; 1966) ...

(born 1940), Gerard Fieret (1924 - 2009),

Lotti van der Gaag Charlotte 'Lotti' van der Gaag (; 18 December 1923 – 20 February 1999) was a Dutch sculptor and painter and strongly associated with members of the COBRA arts movement. Life and career Charlotte van der Gaag was born on 18 December 1923 in ...

(1923 -2000), Willem Hussem (1900 - 1974), Nol Kroes (1918 - 1976), Joop Kropff (1892 - 1979), Paul Kromjong (1903 - 1973), George Lampe (1921 - 1982), Hans van der Lek (1936 - 2001), Will Leewens (1923 - 1986), Ber Mengels (1921 - 1995), Theo van der Nahmer (1917 - 1989), Jaap Nanninga (1904 - 1962), Jan Olyslager (1926 - 2010), Thijs Overmans (born 1928),

Jan Roëde Jan Roëde, real name Jan Roede (13 June 1914 in Groningen Groningen (; gos, Grunn or ) is the capital city and main municipality of Groningen province in the Netherlands. The ''capital of the north'', Groningen is the largest place as well ...

(1914 - 2007), Marianne de Ruiter (1919 - 1990), Willem Schrofer (1898 - 1968), Wim Sinemus (1903 - 1987), Ferry Slebe (1907 - 1994), Arnold Smith (1905 - 1995), Meike Sund (born 1923), Gerard Verdijk (1934 - 2005), Aat Verhoog (born 1933), Joop Vreugdenhil (1904 - 1969), Karel Wiggers (1916 - 1989), Frans de Wit (1901 - 1981),

Aart van den IJssel Aart van den IJssel (17 December 1922 in The Hague – 2 December 1983 in Voorburg) was a Dutch sculptor, painter and draftsman. Van den IJssel is known for his sculptures of animals (especially insects and birds) and horses. His work is in t ...

(1922 - 1983)

The Verve group

The painters: *

Kees Andrea Cornelis (Kees) Andrea (3 February 1914 in The Hague – 7 July 2006 in The Hague) was a Dutch artist. He was a member of the Pulchri Studio in The Hague, and member of the Verve group. Primarily a graphic artist, he also worked in textiles. Hi ...

(1914 - 2006),

Hannie Bal Johanna Anna Maria "Hannie" Bal (4 August 1921 - 24 October 2012) was a Dutch painter Netherlands Institute for Art History (Hannie Bal)de Scheen, 1969-1970, dl. 1, p. 47 (as: Bal, Johanna Anna Maria ('Hannie')de Jacobs, 1993 and part of the Verve ...

(1921), Herman Berserik (1921 - 2002),

(1916 - 1994), Quirine Collard (1920 - 1963), Rein Draijer (1899 - 1986), Jan van Heel (1898 - 1990), Nol Kroes (1918 - 1976), Willem Minderman (1910 - 1985), Henk Munnik (1912 – 1997), Rinus van der Neut (1910 - 1999),

Willem Schrofer Willem Schrofer (6 March 1898 – 22 September 1968) was a Dutch art teacher and painter. His vision influenced the Nieuwe Haagse School movement. Life His father was a cabinet maker, appointed by Princess von Wied as Superintendent of the Pa ...

(1898 - 1968), Ferry Slebe (1907 – 1994), Frans Vollmer (1913 - 1961),

Co Westerik Jacobus "Co" Westerik (2 March 1924 – 10 September 2018) was a Dutch visual artist. Life and work Born in The Hague on 2 March 1924, Westerik received his education at the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague from 1942 to 1947. After his graduati ...

(1924) en Frans de Wit (1901 - 1981). And the sculptors: * Hubert Bekman (1896 - 1974),

(1907 - 1978), Theo van der Nahmer (1917 – 1989), Rudi Rooijackers (1920 - 1998) en

Bram Roth Abraham Cornelis (Bram) Roth (The Hague, September 7, 1916–October 21, 1995) was a Dutch sculptor. Live and Work Roth studied sculpture with teachers such as Bon Ingen-Housz, Marino Marini and at the Koninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunst ...

(1916 – 1995). Artists, that later joined the group: * Wil Bouthoorn (1916 - 2004), George Lampe (1921 - 1982), Christiaan de Moor (1899 – 1981) en

(1922 - 1983).

The Fugare group

, Harry Disberg, Jan van Heel, Willem Hussem, Nol Kroes, Joop Kropff, George Lampe, Christiaan de Moor, Theo van der Nahmer, Jaap Nanninga, Wim Sinemus, Gerard Verdijk, Frans de Wit and

Contemporaries

Some of contemporary artists, which can be considered part of the New Hague School, but didn't joined Verve, Fugare and the Posthoorn-group, such as: * Kees Andréa,

Livinus van de Bundt Livinus van de Bundt was a Dutch artist, who called himself Livinus. Initially a painter and graphic artist, he was the founder of an art academy and later became a pioneer of light art and video art. Biography Livinus Arie Cornelis Jan van de B ...

Paul Citroen Roelof Paul Citroen (15 December 1896 – 13 March 1983) was a German-born Dutch artist, art educator and co-founder of the New Art Academy in Amsterdam. Among his best-known works are the photo-montage Metropolis and the 1949 Dutch postage stam ...

, Harm Kamerlingh Onnes, Toon Kelder,

Piet Ouborg Piet or Pieter Ouborg (10 March 1893, Dordrecht - 3 June 1956, The Hague) was a Dutch artist. He started out in life as a teacher; this profession was threatened with interruption by the outbreak of World War I when Ouborg was liable to enlist ...

, Willem Rozendaal, , Jules Vermeire,

Kees Verschuren Henricus Petrus Cornelis (Kees) Verschuren (born Breda, 29 August 1941Kee ...

, and Toon Wegner. Furthermore, also some of the contemporaries, who exhibited at the art gallery ''De Posthoorn,'' such as: * Johan van den Berg, Karel Beijenberg, Thaddeus van Eijsden, Jan Goeting, Hens de Jong, Jan Kuiper, Thijs Overmans, Harry Verburg, Karel Wiggers and

Ans Wortel Ans (Anna Maria) Wortel (18 October 1929, in Alkmaar, Netherlands4 December 1996, in Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands) was a Dutch painter, poet and writer. She made gouaches and oil paintings, aquarelles, drawings, collages, lithographs, etchings, scu ...

References

External links

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Moderne Haagse Kunst en Nieuwe Haagse School
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