Bob ten Hoope
Bussum, 14 februari 1920 − 18 januari 2014
Born on February 14, 1920, in Bussum, Bob ten Hoope was a versatile Dutch artist: a painter, draftsman, and engraver.
From an early age, he was inspired by art, and from 1935 onward, he studied in Amsterdam, including at what would later become the Gerrit Rietveld Academy.
During those years, he also befriended contemporaries such as Karel Appel—both of whom painted each other's portraits at various points in their careers. Bob ten Hoope was passionate and often carried something with him to draw. His work includes landscapes, portraits, café life, and still lifes. But he became especially famous for his nudes; many Gooi natives were asked to pose for him. Ten Hoope also enjoyed making drawings in cafés and restaurants, such as Het Bonte Paard in Laren and Café Brun in Pont-en-Royans, France. Throughout his career, he exhibited at numerous locations in the Netherlands (such as Laren, Bussum, and Amsterdam), as well as in France and other countries.
After his death, a permanent exhibition of his work was opened in 2021 in the former Carmelite monastery in Beauvoir-en-Royans, with a substantial donation of approximately 1,200 works from his studio. Ten Hoope received the Prix du Carrefour in 1956 and later the Prix Arts et Lettres in France. In the Netherlands, he was awarded the Jan Hamdorff Prize in 2010 in recognition of his oeuvre, and that same year he was also appointed Knight in the Order of Orange-Nassau.
From an early age, he was inspired by art, and from 1935 onward, he studied in Amsterdam, including at what would later become the Gerrit Rietveld Academy.
During those years, he also befriended contemporaries such as Karel Appel—both of whom painted each other's portraits at various points in their careers. Bob ten Hoope was passionate and often carried something with him to draw. His work includes landscapes, portraits, café life, and still lifes. But he became especially famous for his nudes; many Gooi natives were asked to pose for him. Ten Hoope also enjoyed making drawings in cafés and restaurants, such as Het Bonte Paard in Laren and Café Brun in Pont-en-Royans, France. Throughout his career, he exhibited at numerous locations in the Netherlands (such as Laren, Bussum, and Amsterdam), as well as in France and other countries.
After his death, a permanent exhibition of his work was opened in 2021 in the former Carmelite monastery in Beauvoir-en-Royans, with a substantial donation of approximately 1,200 works from his studio. Ten Hoope received the Prix du Carrefour in 1956 and later the Prix Arts et Lettres in France. In the Netherlands, he was awarded the Jan Hamdorff Prize in 2010 in recognition of his oeuvre, and that same year he was also appointed Knight in the Order of Orange-Nassau.
