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Petronella "Nel" Helene Klaassen (1906-1989) was a
In de Cluys 1.JPG, Facade relief In de Cluys, 1942, Nel Klaassen, Markt Middelburg, above bank.
Mozaïek-Lorentzgebouw.jpg, Mosaic in the hall of the Lorentz building, Nel Klaassen
Petronella "Nel" Helene Klaassen (1906-1989) was a Dutch
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sculptor.
Biography
Klaassen was born on 21 October 1906 inArnhem
Arnhem ( ; ; Central Dutch dialects, Ernems: ''Èrnem'') is a Cities of the Netherlands, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands, near the German border. It is the capita ...
. She studied at the ''Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten
The Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten (State Academy of Fine Arts) was founded in 1870 in Amsterdam. It is a classical academy, a place where philosophers, academics and artists meet to test and exchange ideas and knowledge. The school supports ...
'' (State Academy of Fine Arts) in Amsterdam. She was taught by , and Richard Roland Holst
Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst (4 December 1868, Amsterdam – 31 December 1938, Bloemendaal) was a Dutch painter, draftsman, lithographer, book cover designer, etcher and writer. Many of his works were in a modified Symbolist style.
Life and wor ...
. In 1932 Klaassen won a Prix de Rome
The Prix de Rome () or Grand Prix de Rome was a French scholarship for arts students, initially for painters and sculptors, that was established in 1663 during the reign of Louis XIV of France. Winners were awarded a bursary that allowed them t ...
for monumental and decorative sculpture. She used the prize to study in Rome and to travel to London and Paris.
In 1934 she settled in Amsterdam with fellow artist Jaap Bouhuys (1902-1983). The couple eventually married in 1958. They worked together and the couple also collaborated with the architect . Klaassen received commissions throughout the 1930s. Klaassen's work was included in the 1939 exhibition and sale ''Onze Kunst van Heden
Onze Kunst van Heden (Contemporary Artists/Our Art of Today) was an exhibition held in the winter of 1939 through 1940 at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. Due to the threat of invasion in the years leading up to World War II, the Netherlands' g ...
'' (Our Art of Today) at the Rijksmuseum
The Rijksmuseum () is the national museum of the Netherlands dedicated to Dutch arts and history and is located in Amsterdam. The museum is located at the Museum Square in the borough of Amsterdam South, close to the Van Gogh Museum, the S ...
in Amsterdam.
In 1949 Klaassen was chosen to create a monument in Arnhem honoring women in wartime. Critics complained that the image was too modern and unfeminine. She continued receiving commissions for monuments, mosaics, tapestries, and murals through the 1950s and 1960s, and 1970s, including a mural for the Electrical Engineering building at the Delft University of Technology
The Delft University of Technology (TU Delft; ) is the oldest and largest Dutch public university, public Institute of technology, technical university, located in Delft, Netherlands. It specializes in engineering, technology, computing, design, a ...
. She also exhibited with Sonsbeek and Sint Lucas.
Klaassen died on 30 September 1989 in Heemstede
Heemstede () is a town and a municipality in the Western Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. In 2021, it had a population of 27,545. Located just south of the city of Haarlem on the border with South Holland, it is one of the richest ...
.
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Klaassen, Nel 1906 births 1989 deaths 20th-century Dutch sculptors Artists from Arnhem 20th-century Dutch women sculptors