Theo van der Horst explained

Theodoor (Theo) van der Horst
Birth Date:1921 7, df=yes[1]
Birth Place:Arnhem, Netherlands
Death Place:Arnhem, Netherlands
Nationality:Dutch
Known For:painting, printmaking, sculpturing, stained glass making
Movement:expressionism
Awards:
  • 1954 - Prijs van de Provincie Zeeland (watersnoodschilderij)[2]
  • 1954 - Arnhemse prijs voor de beeldende kunst[3]
  • 1962 - Quarles van Uffordprijs voor schilderkunst (oeuvre)

Theodoor (Theo) van der Horst (Arnhem, Netherlands, 18 July 1921 - Arnhem, 9 October 2003), was a Dutch painter, sculptor, graphic artist and glass artist.[4] [5] Van der Horst painted people, animals and landscapes in an expressionist style. Besides oil paintings he made etchings, drawings, gouaches, sculptures and stained glass. He exhibited until the seventies in galleries and museums, but then chose to live as a hermit. He died in October 2003 at the age of 82 in Arnhem.

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Notes and References

  1. http://explore.rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/39868 Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie
  2. The heirs of Theo van der Horst
  3. http://www.metzemaekers.com/kunstdatabank/kunstenaars/603464/horst-theo-van-der.html Kunstmakelaardij Metzemakers (art brokerage Metzemakers)
  4. http://explore.rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/39868 Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie
  5. http://www.cultuurarchief.nl/kunstenaars/horsttheovander1921.htm CultuurArchief.nl
  6. http://www.metzemaekers.com/kunstdatabank/kunstenaars/603464/horst-theo-van-der.html Kunstmakelaardij Metzemakers (art brokerage Metzemakers)
  7. http://web.inter.nl.net/users/R.Wullink/kg_expo.html De Poëzie van Klaas Gubbels
  8. http://www.metzemaekers.com/kunstdatabank/kunstenaars/603464/horst-theo-van-der.html Kunstmakelaardij Metzemakers (art brokerage Metzemakers)