Wim Sinemus
Amsterdam 1903 - The Hague 1987
Wim Sinemus studied at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague and was a student of Nico Baak.
Wim worked in both the Netherlands and France. Wim Sinemus lived and worked in The Hague from the Second World War, where he died in 1987.
As a graphic artist, pastelist, painter and maker of gouaches (he mainly worked with gouache, chalk and oil paint) he is known for his figure representations, landscapes, (self) portraits, cityscapes and still lifes. But he is best known for his abstract works. Sinemus drew inspiration for his geometric-abstract paintings from everyday life.
As an artist he was awarded the Jacob Maris Prize for painting in 1958.
Wim Sinemus was a member of De Klopper, of the Artists' Association De Onafhankelijken, of the Hague Art Circle, of the Dutch Federation of Visual Artists' Associations, of the Posthoorn Group in The Hague, of Vrij Beelden, of the Liga nieuw Beelden, of Fugare and of Pulchri Studio in The Hague.
Wim worked in both the Netherlands and France. Wim Sinemus lived and worked in The Hague from the Second World War, where he died in 1987.
As a graphic artist, pastelist, painter and maker of gouaches (he mainly worked with gouache, chalk and oil paint) he is known for his figure representations, landscapes, (self) portraits, cityscapes and still lifes. But he is best known for his abstract works. Sinemus drew inspiration for his geometric-abstract paintings from everyday life.
As an artist he was awarded the Jacob Maris Prize for painting in 1958.
Wim Sinemus was a member of De Klopper, of the Artists' Association De Onafhankelijken, of the Hague Art Circle, of the Dutch Federation of Visual Artists' Associations, of the Posthoorn Group in The Hague, of Vrij Beelden, of the Liga nieuw Beelden, of Fugare and of Pulchri Studio in The Hague.
