2024
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The Painters of Rotterdam
In search of the DNA of Rotterdam art
Summary
Discover the Laurenskerk as a beacon of artists.
The Zandstraat neighborhood as the Montmartre of Rotterdam, until the demolition hammer arrived.
Experience how the ports grew rapidly and the forest of masts transformed into a cloud of smoke plumes.
Experience the inevitable bombardment. And the reconstruction.
The painters of Rotterdam captured it all. From Verschuier to Jongkind and De Lorme to Langendijk. From Richters to Van Mastenbroek, Toorop, Gubbels, Van Lieshout and Arie van Geest.
This book is not about Pieter de Hoogh, Breitner, Kees van Dongen, or Willem de Kooning. They were born in Rotterdam, but didn't want to be there.
Art historian Werner van den Belt and journalist Bob Hardus investigate the lives, works, and sources of inspiration of artists who identify with the exciting history of the merchant city on the Meuse River.
Rotterdam is a city for artists who don't shy away from the water and the work, but embrace it. High skies, crowded quays, and the unruliness of wood on stone and steam on steel in all weathers. Roll up your sleeves. Pen on paper, brushes on canvas, stained glass or a spray can on the wall. The medium is often secondary. As long as it works; driven by and often even floating on the water.
The Painters of Rotterdam was published on November 7, 2024.
The Painters of Rotterdam was written by Werner van den Belt and Bob Hardus.
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Cover of the book De schilders van Roterdam (2024)
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Arie van Geest - De gelukkige schilder (1975)
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