Gerard Verdijk
The work of Hague artist Gerard Verdijk (1934-2005) is so varied that it almost seems it must have been made by several artists. Thanks to a donation of works on paper Kunstmuseum Den Haag is now able
Kunstmuseum Den Haag has a treasure chamber of over 160.000 pieces of art. Here we work on making the highlights from this collection available online.
The work of Hague artist Gerard Verdijk (1934-2005) is so varied that it almost seems it must have been made by several artists. Thanks to a donation of works on paper Kunstmuseum Den Haag is now able
Célio Braga (b. 1963, Guimarânia, Brazil) makes emotionally charged and highly layered work that stimulates our sense of touch. Themes like love, sexuality, comfort and religion meet in fragile
The subtle and sophisticated work of Marthe Wéry (1930-2005) owes its effectiveness to its very simplicity. It is all about the expressive power of lines, planes and colour in relation to space. This
Using only a pencil, Robbie Cornelissen (b. 1954) has filled three enormous sheets of paper with drawings, creating a work 13.2 metres long and 2.4 metres high. For six months, he challenged his
Birds that become fish, water that flows uphill, two hands drawing each other: with consummate skill, M.C. Escher would transform a blank sheet of paper into his own infinite worlds where he would
Jorinde Voigt works methodically and with mathematical precision, filling the paper with pencil patterns drawn with broad gestures; arrows, figures, words and lines form a dynamic composition that
Starting on 13 June, the Gemeentemuseum is holding an exhibition looking at the Hague School from a completely new angle. The show focuses primarily on the symbolism and meaning of the paintings and