Nico Bakker
Nico Bakker | |
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| Born | Albertus Nicolaas Johannes Bakker 3 January 1936 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Died | 21 November 1969 (aged 33) Meppel, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Education | Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten |
| Style | Realism, abstract |
| Awards | Prix de Rome 1961 painting |
| Website | www |
Albertus Nicolaas Johannes Bakker (3 January 1936 – 21 November 1969) was a Dutch painter. Bakker was born in Amsterdam and studied there at the Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten. He was a pupil of Otto B. de Kat and Gé Röling. He became a teacher at the same institution in 1967 and taught Joost Barbiers.[1][2]
Bakker worked in Amsterdam and Nieuwkoop. In 1961, he won the Prix de Rome.[1][3] He worked in Switzerland for a year where he met Walter Clénin and made gouaches. He also made gouache paintings of IJmuiden, Amsterdam and later Nieuwkoop. He made a series of gouaches for a topographical atlas of Amsterdam and of the Delta Works for the Directorate-General for Public Works and Water Management.[3]
Bakker died in 1969 in the hospital of Meppel,[3] as a result of a car crash. He had a wife and four children.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Nico Bakker (1936-1969)" (in Dutch). Netherlands Institute for Art History. 30 March 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Biografie". www.anjbakker.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ a b c "Albertus Nicolaas Johannes Bakker". www.artindex.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 April 2020.
External links[edit]
- www.rijksmuseum.nl (in Dutch), works of Bakker in the collection of the Rijksmuseum
- beeldbank.amsterdam.nl (in Dutch), works of Bakker in the Amsterdam City Archives
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