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Kees Verkade (1941‑2020)

1941 · Haarlem – 2020 · Monaco

Dutch sculptor and graphic artist

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About the artist - Kees Verkade

Kees Verkade studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in The Hague and made a name for himself, mainly as a sculptor. In addition to his sculptures, Kees Verkade also made colourful gouaches, lithographs and silkscreen prints. He was nicknamed "the court artist of Monaco".

Kees Verkade's sculptures are characterized by figurative representations of people in motion. Sculptures of playing children, athletes, dancers and lovers are characteristic of his oeuvre. Verkade's sculptures have received international recognition and are in many corporate and private collections, as well as in various museums at home and abroad.

But his work can also be found in public spaces, including in the municipalities of Haarlem, Zandvoort, Groningen, Amsterdam and Drachten.

Kees Verkade, working on a clay portrait head of Cees de Boer with a cigar in his mouth, in his studio, 1986

Photo: Fotopersbureau De Boer, Haarlem – Sculpture at ABN, Zijlstraat, Haarlem. Noord-Hollands Archief, collection Fotopersbureau De Boer, NL-HlmNHA_1478_26154K00_04, CC0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=116903332

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