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Jan Cornelis Snoeck (5 March 1927 – 31 March 2018) was a Dutch sculptor and ceramist.Biographical data
at the Netherlands Institute for Art History
File:Dialoog Jan Snoeck Chruchillplein Deventer 2.JPG, ''Dialoog'' (2001), Deventer
File:Jan Snoeck Uithof Utrecht.JPG, ''untitled'', Uithof in Utrecht
File:Penelope Jan Snoeck Engelenbergplantsoen Kampen.JPG, ''Penelope'', Engelenbergplantsoen in Kampen
File:Den Haag Zuiderpark Jan Snoeck.jpg, ''Man'' (1971), Beeldenroute Zuiderpark The Hague
File:Ede - Kunstwerk van Snoeck en Trapman bij entree Stadspoort (oost).jpg, ''Ceramic figure nearby the mall Stadspoort in Ede
File:Zuil Snoeck.JPG, ''Column'' (1994) by police station, Princess Beatrixlaan, Tiel
File:Assen - Jan Snoeck - Keramische stoel.jpg, ''Ceramic chair'' (1981), Het Kanaal in Assen
File:Hoekvanholland kunstwerk het mannetje.jpg, ''The male'' (2001), Hook of Holland
Artist Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Snoeck, Jan Cornelis 1927 births 2018 deaths Dutch ceramists Dutch sculptors Dutch male sculptors Artists from Rotterdam Royal Academy of Art, The Hague alumni
Jan Cornelis Snoeck (5 March 1927 – 31 March 2018) was a Dutch sculptor and ceramist.at the Netherlands Institute for Art History
Life and work
Snoeck studied at the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague where he graduated in 1949. In 1953 he worked for a year in the workshop of Ossip Zadkine in Paris. Initially Jan Snoeck worked with the materials stone, wood and bronze. Later he mainly worked in ceramics. He uses cheerful, primary colors and usually people are subject. Among other things, he made a sculpture "The beds" for Westeinde Hospital in The Hague (see image). The most monumental work of Snoeck is found both in the Netherlands and abroad. Snoeck work is in the collections of the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, the Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam, the Frans Hals Museum in Haarlem and the Princessehof Ceramics Museum in Leeuwarden. On June 2, 2007 Snoeck was awarded the Aart van den IJssel prize by the municipality of Leidschendam-Voorburg. This prize is awarded every three years to a professional artist as a token of appreciation for his or her total oeuvre. The art award includes a cash prize of €5000, - and a small plastic glass, manufactured by the Voorburg artist Ming. The museum Beelden aan Zee at Scheveningen in 2007 held a retrospective of the work of Jan Snoeck on the occasion of his eightieth birthday. He was appointed Knight of the Order of the Dutch Lion. The decorations was pinned on him during the opening of that exhibition, entitled "De goddelijke aardwormen van Jan Snoeck" (The Divine earthworms Jan Snoeck).Gallery
See also
* List of Dutch sculptors * List of Dutch ceramistsReferences
External links
*Artist Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Snoeck, Jan Cornelis 1927 births 2018 deaths Dutch ceramists Dutch sculptors Dutch male sculptors Artists from Rotterdam Royal Academy of Art, The Hague alumni