Frans Koppelaar

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Self portrait of Frans Koppelaar
Self portrait of Frans Koppelaar

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].

Backlight Langestraat (1993)oil on canvas
Backlight Langestraat (1993)
oil on canvas

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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

  1. ^ a b "Netherlands Institute For Art History". Retrieved on 2007-11-02. (Dutch) 
  2. ^ Brunt, Ineke; Joan Eisema (2004). Gegrepen door het moment, Amsterdam in olieverf. Amsterdam: Stichting de Heeren Keyser, 5. ISBN 90-808649-3-5. 
  3. ^ Pouw, Lex (2004). Gegrepen door het moment, Amsterdam in olieverf. Amsterdam: Stichting de Heeren Keyser, 3. ISBN 90-808649-3-5.