Frans Koppelaar
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Frans Thomas Koppelaar is a Dutch
painter
, who was born in The Hague, Netherlands
.
From 1963 - 1969 he attended the Royal Academy of Visual Arts
at The Hague. He moved to Amsterdam
in 1968.
His landscapes
and Amsterdam cityscape
s are painted in a style that recalls the classical tradition of the Hague School
and the Amsterdam Impressionists
.
Koppelaar's work is congenial to a figurative movement in Dutch contemporary painting that evolved during the 1990s 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. By 1984, he no longer identified himself with any art movement
.
Koppelaar is also known as a portraitist
.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
, who was born in The Hague, Netherlands
The Hague
The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...
.
From 1963 - 1969 he attended the Royal Academy of Visual Arts
Royal Academy of Art (The Hague)
The Royal Academy of Art, The Hague is an art academy in the Netherlands. It is the oldest art academy in Europe. Known in Dutch as "Koninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunsten, Den Haag" it was founded on 29 September 1682 when its predecessor, the Haagsche Teekenakademie was dissolved.- External...
at The Hague. He moved to Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
in 1968.
His landscapes
Landscape art
Landscape art is a term that covers the depiction of natural scenery such as mountains, valleys, trees, rivers, and forests, and especially art where the main subject is a wide view, with its elements arranged into a coherent composition. In other works landscape backgrounds for figures can still...
and Amsterdam cityscape
Cityscape
A cityscape is the urban equivalent of a landscape. Townscape is roughly synonymous with cityscape, though it implies the same difference in urban size and density implicit in the difference between the words city and town. In urban design the terms refer to the configuration of built forms and...
s are painted in a style that recalls the classical tradition of the Hague School
Hague School
The Hague School is the name given to a group of artists who lived and worked in The Hague between 1860 and 1890. Their work was heavily influenced by the realist painters of the French Barbizon school. The painters of the Hague school generally made use of relatively sombre colours, which is why...
and the Amsterdam Impressionists
Amsterdam Impressionism
Amsterdam Impressionism was an art movement in imperialist Holland.The innovative ideas about painting of the French impressionists were introduced into the Netherlands by the artists of the Hague School. This new style of painting was also adopted in Amsterdam by the young generation of artists of...
.
Koppelaar's work is congenial to a figurative movement in Dutch contemporary painting that evolved during the 1990s in a reaction to the pared-down conceptual art
Conceptual art
Conceptual art is art in which the concept or idea involved in the work take precedence over traditional aesthetic and material concerns. Many of the works, sometimes called installations, of the artist Sol LeWitt may be constructed by anyone simply by following a set of written instructions...
and the too pompous art-theories of that period. Through the years his style evolved into a simpler, straightforward approach. By 1984, he no longer identified himself with any art movement
Art movement
An art movement is a tendency or style in art with a specific common philosophy or goal, followed by a group of artists during a restricted period of time, or, at least, with the heyday of the movement defined within a number of years...
.
Koppelaar is also known as a portraitist
Portrait painting
Portrait painting is a genre in painting, where the intent is to depict the visual appearance of the subject. Beside human beings, animals, pets and even inanimate objects can be chosen as the subject for a portrait...
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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
Duo Exhibitions
- 2007 - Galerie Van Veen & Vendelbosch, DordrechtDordrechtDordrecht , colloquially Dordt, historically in English named Dort, is a city and municipality in the western Netherlands, located in the province of South Holland. It is the fourth largest city of the province, having a population of 118,601 in 2009...
- 2007 - Kunstzaal van Heijningen, The Hague
- 1999 - Kunstzaal van Heijningen, The Hague
- 1997 - Kunstzaal van Heijningen, The Hague
- 1995 - Kunstzaal van Heijningen, The Hague
Group exhibitions
- 2007 - Art Gallery Vieleers, Amsterdam
- 2006 - The Chambers Gallery, LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
- 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
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 BucknerDerek BucknerDerek Buckner is an American realist painter in New York City. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, and has exhibited in New York City, East Hampton, and Todo Santos, Mexico. His father, Walker Buckner, is an important realist painter in Boston...
- United States