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Herman Bielingartist • painter • watercolourist • draughtsman • sculptorRotterdam 1887-1964 Rhoon

biography of Hermann Friederich 'Herman' Bieling

Portrait of artist, painter, watercolourist, draughtsman and sculptor Hermann Friederich 'Herman' Bieling

Portrait of Hermann Friederich 'Herman' Bieling

Herman Bieling, draftsman, painter, graphic artist and sculptor, lived and worked most of his life in Hillegersberg and Rhoon. He was the driving force behind the Rotterdam artists' federation 'De Branding', one of the most important avant-garde groups of the First World War. De Branding was founded as an indictment against Rotterdam's rigid and conservative art policy, which did not give young, modern artists the opportunity to exhibit their work. In the relatively short period that De Branding existed (1917-1926), many avant-garde artists were given the opportunity to exhibit in Rotterdam. Not only Dutch artists, but also foreign artists such as Kurt Schwitters, Paul Klee, Constantin Brancusi, Henri Le Fauconnier and Gustave de Smet were represented with work at the exhibitions. De Branding was not a group with a clear program. When most of the members of De Branding started working abstractly, Bieling remained faithful to realism – reality had to always remain recognizable – despite his appreciation for the abstract work of other artists. When CoBrA and abstract art demand attention after the Second World War, Bieling is somewhat forgotten. Due to a major fire in his studio on the Willemskade in 1930, most of his avant-garde work was lost, so that none of his work from that period ended up in museums.

In Rotterdam, Bieling takes evening classes at the Academy of Visual Arts while he still lives with his parents in Hillegersberg. After his marriage in 1920, he lived alternately in Bennekom, Renkum and Noordwijk. Between 1928 and 1938 again in Hillegersberg, where he mainly makes realistic work. In 1938 he returns to Rhoon where he will stay until his death in 1964. In those later years he mainly painted landscapes, gardens, river and seascapes, fairgrounds and festive occasions. Bieling was a traveller, he traveled to France (Brittany, Corsica), Germany, Finland and the United States, where his son lived. In 1928 he visited Mallorca for the first time and spent some time in Morocco.

Bieling was a hard worker with boundless energy and a strong personality; during the interwar period he was known for his idealistic actions. He tasted various painting styles; luminism and expressionism (1915-1918), cubism – in his stylized landscapes between 1917-1920 – and from the 1930s realism that he designed in his own, recognizable style. Bieling was not only a painter, but also a draftsman and sculptor. He worked for many years as a draftsman for the Dagblad van Rotterdam, making numerous beautiful covers for the newspaper's Zondagsblad. He was also active in other areas, including as a board member of the Sports Association 't Zwarte Plasje van Hillegersberg.

for salepaintings, watercolours, drawings and sculptures by Herman Bieling


Herman Bieling | A coloured little something, oil on canvas, 46.2 x 53.5 cm, signed l.l.

Herman Bieling

painting • for sale

A coloured little something

Herman Bieling | Flower still life, oil on canvas, 69.2 x 57.4 cm, signed c.r.

Herman Bieling

painting • for sale

Flower still life

Herman Bieling | A gardenhouse at the waterfront, Hillegersberg, oil on panel, 39.3 x 30.7 cm, signed l.r. and dated '32

Herman Bieling

painting • for sale

A gardenhouse at the waterfront, Hillegersberg

Herman Bieling | A garden in bloom, Hillegersberg, oil on canvas, 63.5 x 77.2 cm, signed l.r. and dated '32

Herman Bieling

painting • for sale

A garden in bloom, Hillegersberg


previously for salepaintings, watercolours, drawings and sculptures by Herman Bieling


Herman Bieling | Skaters on the Bergse Achterplas near the Plaswijck Paviljoen, Rotterdam, oil on canvas, 43.5 x 56.6 cm, signed l.r.

Herman Bieling

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Skaters on the Bergse Achterplas near the Plaswijck Paviljoen, Rotterdam

Herman Bieling | The Ice club Hillegersberg near Rotterdam, oil on canvas, 34.2 x 42.2 cm, signed l.l. and dated '33

Herman Bieling

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The Ice club Hillegersberg near Rotterdam

Herman Bieling | Flowering tree, oil on canvas, 38.0 x 45.4 cm, signed l.l.

Herman Bieling

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Flowering tree

Herman Bieling | Flowering trees, oil on canvas, 60.2 x 80.2 cm, signed l.l.

Herman Bieling

painting • previously for sale

Flowering trees

Herman Bieling | A village square, oil on canvas, 49.1 x 41.5 cm, signed l.r. and dated '50

Herman Bieling

painting • previously for sale

A village square

Herman Bieling | Sunset at the seafront, oil on canvas, 51.5 x 73.3 cm, signed l.r. and dated '33

Herman Bieling

painting • previously for sale

Sunset at the seafront

Herman Bieling | Sword lillies, oil on canvas, 38.4 x 30.6 cm, signed l.r. and dated '31

Herman Bieling

painting • previously for sale

Sword lillies

Herman Bieling | The Voorplas in Hilligersberg, oil on burlap, 67.3 x 88.7 cm, signed l.l. and painted in 1923

Herman Bieling

painting • previously for sale

The Voorplas in Hilligersberg

Herman Bieling | A sunny backyard, oil on canvas, 40.4 x 52.1 cm, signed l.r.

Herman Bieling

painting • previously for sale

A sunny backyard

Herman Bieling | Marigold, oil on canvas, 29.4 x 38.5 cm, signed l.r.

Herman Bieling

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Marigold

Herman Bieling | The river Maas by night, oil on canvas, 38.4 x 60.1 cm, signed l.r.

Herman Bieling

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The river Maas by night

Herman Bieling | An orchard with a farm in the distance, oil on canvas, 34.9 x 48.5 cm, signed l.l.

Herman Bieling

painting • previously for sale

An orchard with a farm in the distance

Herman Bieling | A blossoming tree, oil on canvas, 46.5 x 54.9 cm, signed l.l. and on a label on the reverse

Herman Bieling

painting • previously for sale

A blossoming tree

Herman Bieling | A blossoming tree, oil on canvas, 54.9 x 46.5 cm, signed l.l. and dated '50

Herman Bieling

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A blossoming tree

Herman Bieling | An orchard, oil on canvas, 28.0 x 42.8 cm, signed l.l.

Herman Bieling

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An orchard

Herman Bieling | Orchard, oil on canvas, 68.8 x 55.3 cm, signed signed l.r.

Herman Bieling

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Orchard

Herman Bieling | Tiger-lilies in a vase, oil on canvas, 60.0 x 49.8 cm, signed l.r. and dated '35

Herman Bieling

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Tiger-lilies in a vase

Herman Bieling | An orchard in blossom, oil on canvas, 46.3 x 60.4 cm, signed l.r. and dated '48

Herman Bieling

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An orchard in blossom

Herman Bieling | A fair in Hillegersberg, oil on canvas, 33.3 x 53.3 cm, signed l.r. and dated 1913

Herman Bieling

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A fair in Hillegersberg

Herman Bieling | An orchard in full blossom, Betuwe, oil on canvas, 69.9 x 55.5 cm, signed l.l. and dated '46

Herman Bieling

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An orchard in full blossom, Betuwe

Herman Bieling | Head, patinated bronze, 43.7 x 19.0 cm, executed in the 1920's

Herman Bieling

statue • sculptuur • previously for sale

Head

Herman Bieling | Bulb fields, watercolour on paper, 47.8 x 68.0 cm, signed l.r. and dated '26

Herman Bieling

watercolour • drawing • previously for sale

Bulb fields

Herman Bieling | Summer in Belmont State Park, New York, watercolour on paper, 57.0 x 78.0 cm, signed l.r. and dated '60

Herman Bieling

watercolour • drawing • previously for sale

Summer in Belmont State Park, New York

Herman Bieling | A garden, Rhoon, watercolour on paper, 41.4 x 59.0 cm, signed u.l. and dated '55

Herman Bieling

watercolour • drawing • previously for sale

A garden, Rhoon


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