Cornelius Rogge Explained

Cornelius Rogge
Birth Name:Cornelius Hendrik Rogge
Birth Date:21 December 1932
Birth Place:Amsterdam, Netherlands
Death Place:Eerbeek, Netherlands
Nationality:Dutch
Occupation:Sculptor, installation artists and painter
Awards:Cassandra Award (1971)
David Röell Prize (1986)

Cornelius Hendrik Rogge (21 December 1932 – 17 January 2023) was a Dutch sculptor, installation artist and painter.[1]

Biography

From 1950 to 1952, Rogge attended the Institute for Applied Arts Education (later the Gerrit Rietveld Academie) in Amsterdam. From 1955 to 1957 he studied at the Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten in Amsterdam. In 1971 he received the American “Cassandra Award” and in 1986 the “David Röell Prize” from the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds. Rogge taught at the AKV St. Joost in 's-Hertogenbosch and the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam.[2]

Rogge was a representative of modern art from the post-World War II period. His work is present in multiple Dutch art museums including the Kröller-Müller Museum. Sculpture of Rogge in the public area includes of in Amsterdam Nieuw-West and in Amsterdam-Zuid. In 2005, on the occasion of his 45-years of being an artist, he was appointed Officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau.[3]

Rogge died in Eerbeek on 17 January 2023, at the age of 90.

Expositions

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Beeldhouwer Rogge (90), 'Indiana Jones kunstwereld' overleden. Reformatorisch Dagblad. 21 January 2023. 21 January 2023. nl.
  2. Web site: Cornelius Rogge. Hollandse meesters. 21 January 2023. nl.
  3. Web site: Cornelius Rogge. Artzuid. 2017. 21 January 2023. nl.