Frans Koppelaar

His landscapes and Amsterdam cityscapes are painted in a style that recalls the classical tradition of the Hague School and the Amsterdam Impressionists. Koppelaar's work is part of a figurative movement in Dutch contemporary painting that evolved during the 1990s in a reaction to the pared-down conceptual art and the art theories of that period. Through the years his style evolved into a simpler, straightforward approach. Koppelaar is also known as a portraitist. • Illustration — Backlight Langestraat (1993) oil on canvas

Frans Koppelaar studied at Royal Academy of Art. The field of work recorded is painting. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are landscape and portrait. Places of work recorded in the authority are Amsterdam. Work by Frans Koppelaar is recorded in the collections of Amsterdam Museum, Jewish Museum and Museum De Waag.

• Name — Frans Koppelaar • Birth Name — Frans Thomas Koppelaar • Born — 23 April 1943 • Birthplace — The Hague, Reichskommissariat Niederlande • Field — Painting, Landscape art Frans Thomas Koppelaar (born April 23, 1943) is a Dutch painter, who was born in The Hague, Netherlands. From 1963 to 1969, he attended the Royal Academy of Visual Arts at The Hague. He moved to Amsterdam in 1968. His landscapes and Amsterdam cityscapes are painted in a style that recalls the classical tradition of the Hague School and the Amsterdam Impressionists. Koppelaar's work is part of a figurative movement in Dutch contemporary painting that evolved during the 1990s in a reaction to the pared-down conceptual art and the 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. • Illustration — Backlight Langestraat (1993) oil on canvas

Frans Koppelaar is recorded as painter.