Dirk Bus
Dirk Bus (5 December 1907 - 10 June 1978 in The Hague) was a Dutch sculptor. Bus was educated in sculpture at the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague and Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten in Amsterdam. He was a student of Bon Ingen-Housz and Jan Bronner.
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Dirk Bus
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- Born
- 1907 · The Hague.
- Died
- 1978 · The Hague.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Occupation
- sculptor · medalist · modeler · draftsperson
- Fields
- art of sculpture
- Education
- Royal Academy of Art · Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten
- Honours
- Royal Prize for Painting · Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau
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Dirk Bus (5 December 1907 - 10 June 1978 in The Hague) was a Dutch sculptor. Bus was educated in sculpture at the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague and Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten in Amsterdam. He was a student of Bon Ingen-Housz and Jan Bronner.
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1907
Dirk Bus born at The Hague.
1978
Dirk Bus died at The Hague.
Gallery of sculptures in The Hague
He then taught sculpture at the Art Academy and the Hague Academy. One of his most famous pupils was the sculptor Kees Verkade. Bus was chairman of the Pulchri Studio for years and member of the Dutch Society of Sculptors in Amsterdam. He co-founded the artistic group Hague Verve with Theo Bitter. Many of his public works are found in The Hague, with some notable sculptures on Lijnbaan Bridge and around the old town hall. Bus' work was included in the 1939 exhibition and sale Onze Kunst van Heden (Our Art of Today) at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.
Dirk Bus studied at Royal Academy of Art and Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten. The field of work recorded is art of sculpture. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are figurative. Places of work recorded in the authority are Amsterdam and The Hague. Work by Dirk Bus is recorded in the collections of National Museum Paleis het Loo, Centraal Museum, Rijksmuseum and Drents Museum. Distinctions recorded are Royal Prize for Painting and Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau.
• Illustration — Vrouw (1965) • Illustration — Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck • Illustration — Ezel • Illustration — Koe
De Burgermeester de Monchyplein in Den Haag, in December 2015.
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Gevelsteen voormalig badhuis Escamplaan 'Vrouw en Man en Waterstraal' (kunstenaar Dirk Bus 1907-1978)
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