Jan Wiegers
Jan Wiegers (Kommerzijl, 31 July 1893 – Amsterdam, 30 November 1959) was a Dutch expressionist painter.Wiegers was educated as a sculptor at the Academie Minerva in Groningen, but he also studied painting at the Academies of Rotterdam under A. Van Maasdijk and The Hague under Frederik Jansen. Having left the academies he produced paintings, sculptures, wood-carvings and furniture for churches throughout Germany and Switzerland. In 1917 he became a member of the group of artists called De Ploeg (the plough), a similar group to Die Brücke but with a tendency towards abstraction.
Jan Wiegers
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- Name
- Jan Wiegers
- Born
- 30 July 1893
- Birthplace
- Kommerzijl, Netherlands
- Died
- 30 November 1959
- Place of death
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Field
- Painting
- Nationality
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Occupation
- painter · sculptor · university teacher · production designer · artist
- Movements
- Expressionism
- Education
- Academie Minerva · Academie van Beeldende Kunsten en Technische Wetenschappen · Haagsche Teekenacademie
- Languages
- Dutch
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Jan Wiegers (Kommerzijl, 31 July 1893 – Amsterdam, 30 November 1959) was a Dutch expressionist painter.Wiegers was educated as a sculptor at the Academie Minerva in Groningen, but he also studied painting at the Academies of Rotterdam under A. Van Maasdijk and The Hague under Frederik Jansen. Having left the academies he produced paintings, sculptures, wood-carvings and furniture for churches throughout Germany and Switzerland. In 1917 he became a member of the group of artists called De Ploeg (the plough), a similar group to Die Brücke but with a tendency towards abstraction.
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Jan Wiegers (1893–1959) was a Dutch artist, painter and production designer, among other activities. Born in Kommerzijl, the artist died in Amsterdam.
Jan Wiegers studied at Academie Minerva, Academie van Beeldende Kunsten en Technische Wetenschappen and Haagsche Teekenacademie. The artist was a member of De Onafhankelijken and De Ploeg. Jan Wiegers was associated with Expressionism.
Languages used include Dutch. Works by the artist are held at Centraal Museum, Frans Hals Museum and Fries Museum, among others.
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During a stay in the Davos in 1920, he became friends with the German Expressionist Ernst Ludwig Kirchner who became a strong influence on his art. In 1934 he moved to Amsterdam and co-founded the magazine De kroniek van kunst en kultuur. In 1953 he was appointed professor of the National Academy. Wiegers' work was included in the 1939 exhibition and sale Onze Kunst van Heden (Our Art of Today) at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. Wiegers died 30 November 1959 in Amsterdam.
Jan Wiegers studied at Academie Minerva, Academie van Beeldende Kunsten en Technische Wetenschappen and Haagsche Teekenacademie. Norbertus Gerhardus Josef Olthuis is recorded as having studied under Jan Wiegers. The recorded working language is Dutch. Work by Jan Wiegers is recorded in the collections of Centraal Museum, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Kunstmuseum Den Haag, Groninger Museum and Van Abbemuseum.
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Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
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[Zonder titel] PK-F-K.1512 Author/creator: Kleijn, Karel (1911-1937)
Kleijn, Karel (1911-1937)
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• Name — Jan Wiegers • Born — 30 July 1893 • Birthplace — Kommerzijl, Netherlands • Died — 30 November 1959 • Place of death — Amsterdam, Netherlands • Field — Painting
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Jan Wiegers is recorded as having studied at Academie Minerva, Academie van Beeldende Kunsten en Technische Wetenschappen and Haagsche Teekenacademie.
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1893
Jan Wiegers was born in 1893 at Kommerzijl.
1959
Jan Wiegers died at Amsterdam.
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Wiegers, Jan, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
Wiegers, Jan, Oxford Art Online, 2003
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Jan Wiegers studied at Academie Minerva, Academie van Beeldende Kunsten en Technische Wetenschappen and Haagsche Teekenacademie. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.
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