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Kees Verkadeartist • painter • watercolourist • draughtsman • sculptorHaarlem 1941-2020 Monaco

biography of Korstiaan 'Kees' Verkade

Kees Verkade is one of the most famous sculptors in the Netherlands. His most beloved subject is man, whom he prefers to model in motion, in both small sculptures and monumental statues. Children, acrobats, athletes and dancers in extreme concentration have his preference. The tension and emotional charge give an extra dimension to his work. Until 1970 Verkade worked in his studio in Zandvoort on sculptures and on commissions for monumental work from the municipalities of Haarlem, Zandvoort, Groningen, Drachten and Amsterdam, among others. He then made his international breakthrough and exhibited in galleries in London, Paris and the United States. Since 1979, the artist has lived in Monaco, where he died in December 2020.


for salewatercolours, drawings and sculptures by Kees Verkade


Kees Verkade | L'Elan (mother and child), bronze, 38.0 cm, signed on the base and dated '96

Kees Verkade

statue • sculptuur • for sale

L'Elan (mother and child)

Kees Verkade | Clown, bronze, 52.5 cm, signed on the base with initials and dated '77 on the base

Kees Verkade

statue • sculptuur • for sale

Clown

Kees Verkade | Study for sculpture 'l'Elan', pencil on paper, 31.0 x 24.8 cm, signed l.r. and dated sept. '96

Kees Verkade

watercolour • drawing • for sale

Study for sculpture 'l'Elan'


previously for salewatercolours, drawings and sculptures by Kees Verkade


Kees Verkade | Exaltation, bronze, 47.3 x 9.9 cm, signed on the underside of the torso and dated '97

Kees Verkade

statue • sculptuur • previously for sale

Exaltation

Kees Verkade | Johan Cruijff, bronze, 22.5 x 22.0 cm, signed on the base with initials and dated '78 on the base

Kees Verkade

statue • sculptuur • previously for sale

Johan Cruijff

Kees Verkade | Exaltation II, bronze, 54.0 cm, signed on the base and dated '99

Kees Verkade

statue • sculptuur • previously for sale

Exaltation II

Kees Verkade | Two figures, bronze, 43.0 cm, signed on the base and dated '87

Kees Verkade

statue • sculptuur • previously for sale

Two figures

Kees Verkade | 'Son support', bronze, 29.0 cm, signed on the lower leg and dated 2001

Kees Verkade

statue • sculptuur • previously for sale

'Son support'

Kees Verkade | Sorrow, bronze, 30.7 cm, signed on the base and dated '82

Kees Verkade

statue • sculptuur • previously for sale

Sorrow

Kees Verkade | Symbole de la Vie, bronze, 46.0 cm, signed on the base and dated on the base 2003

Kees Verkade

statue • sculptuur • previously for sale

Symbole de la Vie

Kees Verkade | Eclosion, bronze, 50.0 cm, signed on the base and dated '95 on the base

Kees Verkade

statue • sculptuur • previously for sale

Eclosion

Kees Verkade | Waking up, bronze, 7.4 x 22.8 cm, signed with initials on the side of the bronze base and executed in '78

Kees Verkade

statue • sculptuur • previously for sale

Waking up

Kees Verkade | Johan Cruyff, bronze, 22.3 x 24.0 cm, signed with initials on the base and executed '78

Kees Verkade

statue • sculptuur • previously for sale

Johan Cruyff


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