Dora Dolz Explained

Dora Dolz
Birth Date:	5 November 1941
Birth Place:	Barcelona, Spain
Death Date:	1 March 2008
Death Place:	Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Nationality:	Spanish/Dutch
Field:	Ceramics
Awards:	Wolfert van Borselenpenning

Dora Dolz de Herman (Barcelona, 5 November 1941 - Rotterdam, 1 March 2008)^[1] was a Spanish-Dutch artist, best known for her outdoor ceramic works in the form of chairs and sofas.

Life and work

Dolz grew up in Barcelona, where her father had a booth at the flea market. In 1965 she moved to the Netherlands when her husband wanted to pursue a PhD in economics at the Tinbergen Institute.^[2] Between 1967 and 1971 she studied at the Rotterdam Academy of Art,^[3] where she was a lecturer herself from the 1980s.

As an artist Dotz mainly produced paintings, ceramics, glassware, rugs, which were often pictured in flamboyant colors form. Recurring themes (leitmotifs) in these works were birth, life, suffering and death.^[2] Her work is found in the collections of the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam and the Museum de Fundatie (Heino). There are sculptures by her in the center of Rotterdam, Rotterdam West,^{[4] [5] [6]} Rotterdam North, Capelle aan den IJssel, Schiedam, Tiel and Groningen.

In 1988 Dotz received the Victorine Heftingprijs, and in January 2008 the municipality of Rotterdam awarded her the Wolfert van Borselen medal. She was awarded the Judith Leysterprize three times, the third time in 1992.^[7]

Her daughter is the filmmaker Sonia Herman Dolz, who in 2005 made a movie portrait about her called Portrait of Dora Dolz.^{[8] [9]}

Exhibitions, a selection

• 1973. Gallery 't Venster, Rotterdam.^{[10] [11]}
• 1975. Salon der Maassteden, Stedelijk Museum Schiedam.^[12]
• 1975. Dora Dolz and Guus de Ruyter, De Doelen Rotterdam.^[13]
• 1977. Gallery da Costa, Amsterdam^[14]
• 1981. Gallery Alto, Rotterdam.^[15]
• 1986. Salon D T' EEN, Gallery De lachende Koe, Rotterdam.^{[16] [17]}
• 1987. Leda en de Zwaan, Gallery De lachende Koe Rotterdam^[18]
• 1992. Keramisch werk en schilderijen van Dora Dolz, Noordbrabants Museum, 's-Hertogenbosch.^[19]
• 2005. Galerij Erasmus, Complex Hoboken, Rotterdam.^[20]
• 2007-08. Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam.^[21]

Gallery

Fauteuils and chaise Longues

External links

• Dora Dolz website

Notes and References

1. "Kunstenares Dora Dolz overleden," NRC Handelsblad, 4 maart 2008.
2. Willemijn Stokvis (2008). "Dora Dolz (1941-2008) Weelderige, wulpse vormen kenmerken haar werk" in; NRC Handelsblad, 4 March 2008.
3. Hans Walgenbach. "Dora Dolz (1941-2008)." at walgenbach.nl, 09.2010; at archive.org 2016.
4. Ed. "Kunstenares is laaiend over vandalisme," Het vrije volk : democratisch-socialistisch dagblad, Rotterdam, 1986/07/18, p. 11.
5. Ed. "Beeld van keramiek in Rotterdam omgestoten," De Volkskrant, 's-Hertogenbosch, 1986/07/18, p. 6.
6. Ed. "Kunst is onoverwinnelijk," Het vrije volk : democratisch-socialistisch dagblad, Rotterdam, 1987/03/28 00:00:00, p. 16.
7. Ed Wingen. "Staatsprijs". "De Telegraaf". Amsterdam, 1992/08/21, p. 17.
8. Joyce Roodnat. "Dora Dolz kleurt Nederland in," NRC Handelsblad, 11 april 2006.
9. https://www.filmfestival.nl/en/archive/portrait-of-dora-dolz/ Portrait of Dora Dolz; Sonia Herman Dolz; Long documentary - 2005 - 70 min
10. Ed. "Tentoonstellingen in ons land". "De tijd : dagblad voor Nederland". Amsterdam, 1973/05/04, p. 8.
11. "Bertus Schmidt, "De vreemde dromen van Jan Kuiper," Het vrije volk : democratisch-socialistisch dagblad, Rotterdam, 1973/05/14, p. 9.
12. Bertus Schmidt, "Salon der Maassteden: beschermd huis," Het vrije volk : democratisch-socialistisch dagblad, Rotterdam, 1975/11/07, p. 19.
13. Bertus Schmidt, "GALERIE: Verstilde dingen uit ons interieur," Het vrije volk : democratisch-socialistisch dagblad, Rotterdam, 1977/01/21, p. 15.
14. Jan Paul Bresser (ed.) "BEELDENDE KUNST: Nieuwe aanwinst," De Volkskrant, 's-Hertogenbosch, 1977/12/09, p. 15.
15. Cas Wichers, "Tentoonstellingen: Dora Dolz," De Telegraaf, Amsterdam, 1981/10/16, p. 12.
16. Ed. "Twee groepsexposities in De Lachende Koe". "Het vrije volk : democratisch-socialistisch dagblad," Rotterdam, 1986/07/02, p. 8.
17. Rob Smolders, "Salon DT," NRC Handelsblad, Rotterdam, 1986/07/04, p. CS8.
18. Marianne Vermeijden, "Amusante visies op Leda en de zwaan," NRC Handelsblad. Rotterdam, 1987/07/16, p. 6.
19. Lucette ter Borg. "Dora Dolz: kunst is als pokeren; Spaanse kunstenares wil met verf en klei een precair evenwicht tot stand brengen." NRC Handelsblad. 3 February 1992.
20. "Galerieselectie." NRC Handelsblad. 6 Januari 2005.
21. Ed. "Dora Dolz," NRC Handelsblad. 30 november 2007.