Frans Koppelaar
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Frans Thomas Koppelaar (born April 23, 1943), is a Dutch painter, who was born at The Hague, Netherlands.
From 1963 - 1969 he attended the Royal Academy of Visual Arts at The Hague. He moved to Amsterdam in 1968 [1].
His landscapes and Amsterdam cityscapes are painted in a style that recalls the classical tradition of the Hague School and the Amsterdam Impressionists [2].
Koppelaar's work is congenial to a figurative movement in Dutch contemporary painting that evolved during the 90s in a reaction to the pared-down conceptual art and the too pompous art-theories of that period. Through the years his style evolved into a simpler, straightforward approach [3]. By 1984, he no longer identified himself with any art movement.
Koppelaar is also known as a portraitist [1].
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[edit] Solo Exhibitions
- 2006 - Art Gallery Vieleers, Amsterdam
- 2004 - Art Gallery Vieleers, Amsterdam
- 2002 - Art Gallery Vieleers, Amsterdam
- 2000 - Art Gallery Vieleers, Amsterdam
- 1998 - Art Gallery Vieleers, Amsterdam
- 1996 - Art Gallery Vieleers, Amsterdam
[edit] Duo Exhibitions
- 2007 - Galerie Van Veen & Vendelbosch, Dordrecht
- 2007 - Kunstzaal van Heijningen, The Hague
- 1999 - Kunstzaal van Heijningen, The Hague
- 1997 - Kunstzaal van Heijningen, The Hague
- 1995 - Kunstzaal van Heijningen, The Hague
[edit] Group Exhibitions
- 2007 - Art Gallery Vieleers, Amsterdam
- 2006 - The Chambers Gallery, London
- 2005 - Art Gallery Peter Pappot, Amsterdam
- 2004 - Kunstcentrum Bergen, Bergen
- 2003 - Art Gallery Vieleers, Amsterdam
- 2001 - Art Gallery Vieleers, Amsterdam
- 2000 - Kunstzaal van Heijningen, The Hague
- 1999 - Art Gallery Vieleers, Amsterdam
- 1998 - 'Drawing for Amsterdam', Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
- 1995 - Kunstzaal van Heijningen, The Hague
- 1995 - Art Gallery Vieleers, Amsterdam
[edit] Congenials
Contemporary painters who are working in a similar way or with similar themes are:
- Jan Zwaan - Netherlands
- Henk Helmantel - Netherlands
- Peter Smit - Netherlands
- Aldo Balding - France
- Adolfo Ramón - Spain
- Derek Buckner - United States
[edit] Bibliography
- Brunt, Ineke & Eisema, Joan (2004), "Gegrepen door het moment - Amsterdam in olieverf" ("Grasped by the moment - Amsterdam in oils"), Stichting de Heeren Keyser ISBN 90-808649-3-5
- "Amsterdam Urban Landscapes from the Meentwijck Collection" (2003), Auction House Christie's, Amsterdam
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[edit] References
- ^ a b "Netherlands Institute For Art History". Retrieved on 2007-11-02. (Dutch)
- ^ Brunt, Ineke; Joan Eisema (2004). Gegrepen door het moment, Amsterdam in olieverf. Amsterdam: Stichting de Heeren Keyser, 5. ISBN 90-808649-3-5.
- ^ Pouw, Lex (2004). Gegrepen door het moment, Amsterdam in olieverf. Amsterdam: Stichting de Heeren Keyser, 3. ISBN 90-808649-3-5.