Willem van Veldhuizen - [Still life with plant and sugar bowl]

Willem van Veldhuizen (1954-)

Zt [Still life with plant and sugar bowl]
Signed and dated 'wv veldhuizen 1977' at the bottom right.

Very nice early work by Willem van Veldhhuizen.
It was made in the year he graduated from the Willem de Kooning Academy in Rotterdam.
The image, the still life, is very finely drawn in pencil.

Frame dimensions: 59½ x 66 cm
Dimensions of drawing as far as visible behind passepartout: 32 x 23½ cm
Material: Pencil on paper
(the frame has a slight but touched up damage of 6 x 0.2 cm in the middle bottom right; see the photos)

Prices:

- Bronze medal Europe prize for Painting
- Karelklinkenberg Prize for the Art of Drawing
- Royal Subsidy for Painting.
- Rotterdam Art Council stipend
- Gold Medal of Honor as a member of the advisory board of the Al Thani Award for Photography

Exhibitions

- 2021 - Dutch light in Past and Present, 27 August 2021 - 10 November 2021, Plunge, Lithuania
Group exhibition at the Samogitian Art Museum, Plunge, Lithuania: Danielle van Zadelhoff, Reinier Berendsen, Frank van Driel, Jeroen Paulussen, Willem van Veldhuizen
- 2019 - Almost Unreal, 13 March 2019 - 03 June 2019, Museum Jan van der Togt: Overview exhibition/Retrospective Paintings/Paintings 1978 -2019 www.jvdtogt.nl
- 2015 - Willem Van Veldhuizen and the Noord Brabants Museum, 08 November 2015 - 25 January 2016, 's-Hertogenbosch: Willem van Veldhuizen exhibits a new painting and other works in the Noord Brabants Museum. The new painting is inspired by a space in the museum with a view on the palace garden.
- 2013 - Naked in Pulchri, November 23, 2013 - December 15, 2013, The Hague: Willem van Veldhuizen exhibits model drawings on Exhibition Naked. The group exhibition provides an interesting overview and varied picture of what naked means in contemporary art, by members of Pulchri.
- 2013 - Opening NEW Mark Peet Visser Gallery, 21 September 2013 - 05 October 2013, 's-Hertogenbosch: Willem van Veldhuizen exhibits new work in Mark Peet Visser Gallery The new building of Mark Peet Visser opens saturday the 21th of september 3 PM MPV Gallery, Bastion Vucht 35, 5211 CZ 's-Hertogenbosch.
- 2013 - ART 2013, 21 April 2013 - 28 April 2013, Utrecht: Willem van Veldhuizen exhibits new works at ART 2013 , Jaarbeurs Utrecht, Hall 8, Booth 37
- 2013 - Realism 13, 17 January 2013 - 20 January 2013: Willem van Veldhuizen exhibits new works at Realism 13.
- 2012 - Artantique Utrecht, April 22, 2012 - April 29, 2012: Gallery Mark Peet Visser presents new works by Willem van Veldhuizen.
- 2012 - Exhibition Realism, 29 January 2012 - 04 March 2012, 's-Hertogenbosch: Gallery Mark Peet Visser presents nine modern realistic painters an overview of different kind of styles within figuartive art. Still life, landscapes, portraits, interiors in which observation to the reality is the binding element.
- 2012 - Realism 12, 19 January 2012 - 22 January 2012, Amsterdam: Willem van Veldhuizen exhibits new works at Realism 12, Passengers Terminal Amsterdam, Piet Heinkade 27, Amsterdam.
- 2011 - Open Studio 'trouvailles', 09 January 2011 - 10 January 2011, Rotterdam: After a period of intensive work it is time to clean up the studio, one finds special work. These 'treasures' and other works will be for sale in 'Trouvailles'
- 2010 - PAN Amsterdam, 21 November 2010 - 28 November 2010, Amsterdam: Willem van Veldhuizen exhibits new works at the PAN Amsterdam, Rai Parkhal.
- 2010 - Artantique, 11 April 2010 - 18 April 2010, Utrecht: New works on the new art fair at the Jaarbeurs, Utrecht Artantique.
- 2010 - Dutch Art Now New York USA, 03 March 2010 - 14 March 2010: At the Armory Arts Week exhibits Willem van Veldhuizen with various Dutch artists Dutch Art Now, at the National Arts Club, Gramercy Park South 15, New York, NY.
- 2009 - Loire Travels Exhibition, 06 September 2009 - 12 October 2009, The Hague: Exhibition of works created during painting week on the Loire, at Galerie Het Cleyne Huys.
- 2009 - Exhibition at 'Realisme 09' Collection Harms Rolde Exhibition Thursday group at gallery Van Capellen Travels to Qatar Painters on the Loire, France with Old Holland Factory Exhibition at the PAN Amsterdam, Collection Harms Rolde
- 2008 - Exhibition at 'Realisme 08' Collection Harms Rolde Travels to Qatar Exhibition at Open Art Fair Jaarbeurs Utrecht, Collection Harms Rolde Donderdagroep op Drift, Exhibition at the PAN Amsterdam, Collection Harms Rolde.
- 2007 - Exhibition 'From Classicism to Realism' at Wijermars Antiquairs in collaboration with Collection Harms Rolde Exhibition at 'Realisme 07' Collection Harms Rolde Exhibition group 'A different reality' Zwijgershoek, st Niklaas, Belgium Travels to Sao Paulo, Brasil Exhibition at the PAN Amsterdam, Collection Harms Rolde.
- 2006 - Exhibition at 'Realisme 06', Collection Harms Rolde Exhibition Magische Grafiek at gallery Pakhuis 6, Rotterdam Exhibition solo at Gallery Goda, Amsterdam Paintersweek at Domburg Exhibition at Gallery Les Sagnes, France Travels to Caracas, Venezuela Exhibition Gubbels and Students, Rotterdam Drawing at 'The Night of the Light', Schiedam, happening with the Vrijdagroep Exhibition at the PAN Amsterdam, Collection Harms Rolde.
- 2005 - Paintersweek Domburg Exhibition 'Thursday exhibits….' at gallery Pakhuis 6, Rottedam Drawing at 'The day of the Park', Schiedam happening with the Donderdagroep Donderdagroep at Gallery Goda, Amsterdam Exhibition at the PAN Amsterdam, Collection Harms Rolde.
- 2004 - Exhibitions; European Fine Arts Fair, Maastricht PAN, Amsterdam Drs. Loek Brons, Amsterdam.
- 2003 - Exhibitions; European Fine Arts Fair, Maastricht PAN, Amsterdam Drs. Loek Brons, Amsterdam Exhibition 'Thursday exhibits….' in gallery Pakhuis 6, Rotterdam.
- 2002 - Exhibitions; European Fine Arts Fair, Maastricht PAN, Amsterdam Drs. Loek Brons, Amsterdam Exhibition 'Les filles d'atelier' in the Kunsthal, Rottedam.
- 2001 - Exhibitions; European Fine Arts Fair, Maastricht PAN, Amsterdam Drs. Loek Brons, Amsterdam Exhibition 'Realism in The Netherlands after 1950' in the Kunsthal, Rottedam.
- 2000 - Travels to; Switzerland, Japan, India and starts series of paintings inspired by 'Foundation Beyeler', Basel.
- 1999 - Exhibitions; European Fine Arts Fair, Maastricht PAN, Amsterdam Drs. Loek Brons, Amsterdam Group exhibition 'Weekend Euphoria' , gallery Holland Tunnel, New York. Travels to New York with 'I BORY' group Group exhibition 'Weekend Euphoria' , gallery Holland Tunnel, New York
- 1998 - Exhibitions; European Fine Arts Fair, Maastricht PAN, Amsterdam Drs. Loek Brons, AmsterdamGroup exhibition 'I BORY' in gallery Honingen, Rotterdam.
- 1997 - Exhibitions; European Fine Arts Fair, Maastricht PAN, Amsterdam Drs. Loek Brons, Amsterdam. Makes Lithographs, commissioned by Royal Nederland.
- 1996 - Exhibitions; European Fine Arts Fair, Maastricht PAN, Amsterdam Drs. Loek Brons, Amsterdam.
- 1992-1995 - Exhibitions; European Fine Arts Fair, Maastricht PAN, Amsterdam Drs. Loek Brons, Amsterdam. New series of graphic work.
- 1985 - Exhibition Gallery Delta, Rotterdam.
- 1980 - Portrait Edo de Waart for the Rotterdamse Doelen on behalf of RKS and the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra Renaissance.
- 1979 - Rotterdam Art Foundation Scholarship
- 1978 - Bronze medal European prize for the Art of painting Karel Klinkenberg Prize for Art of drawing Royal Subsidy for painting.
- 1977 - Solo exhibition, Gallery Delta, Rotterdam, The Netherlands Group exhibition: Dutch Art Fair, Amsterdam; Pulchri Studio, The Hague; Fiac, Paris

The work can be picked up in Barendrecht. Pick up is strongly preferred due to its vulnerability. Within the Netherlands it can also be delivered by appointment; the delivery costs are: € 49.50.