Willem Hussem
Rotterdam 1900-1974 The Hague.
Willem Hussem is a painter who is classified as part of the New Hague School, a movement from the fifties and sixties.
He was an admirer of Vincent van Gogh. From his early period his work was figurative. Later his work became more abstract, influenced by Picasso and Mondriaan.
Hussem was a student of Dirk Nijland and attended the Rotterdam Academy. He lived in Paris from 1918 to 1936, where he met Piet Mondriaan and Pablo Picasso, among others. In addition to the latter, Vincent van Gogh also influenced his change of style. After the Second World War his works became abstract. He is part of art movements such as Fugare, the Liga Nieuw Beelden and Verve. His work is considered to belong to the art movement of the New Hague School.
Despite national and international successes, including three awards of the Jacob Maris Prize (in 1952 and 1955 for painting and in 1958 for drawing) and an invitation to the Venice Biennale, his family was not well off.
His work can be found in the following museums, among others: Haags Gemeentemuseum, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen Rotterdam, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Frans Hals Museum Haarlem, Stedelijk Museum Haarlem, Stedelijk Museum De Lakenhal Leiden, Museum Willemstad Curaçao en in de Rijkscollectie.
He was an admirer of Vincent van Gogh. From his early period his work was figurative. Later his work became more abstract, influenced by Picasso and Mondriaan.
Hussem was a student of Dirk Nijland and attended the Rotterdam Academy. He lived in Paris from 1918 to 1936, where he met Piet Mondriaan and Pablo Picasso, among others. In addition to the latter, Vincent van Gogh also influenced his change of style. After the Second World War his works became abstract. He is part of art movements such as Fugare, the Liga Nieuw Beelden and Verve. His work is considered to belong to the art movement of the New Hague School.
Despite national and international successes, including three awards of the Jacob Maris Prize (in 1952 and 1955 for painting and in 1958 for drawing) and an invitation to the Venice Biennale, his family was not well off.
His work can be found in the following museums, among others: Haags Gemeentemuseum, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen Rotterdam, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Frans Hals Museum Haarlem, Stedelijk Museum Haarlem, Stedelijk Museum De Lakenhal Leiden, Museum Willemstad Curaçao en in de Rijkscollectie.
