Richard van der Spek
Richard van der Spek was born in The Hague, Netherlands, in 1946. He began painting with oils at the age of eight, and continued his art studies at the Royal Academy of Art, graduating with honours in 1968.
His figurative paintings can be divided into three groups: portraits, everyday life/ modern society and musical and literary themes. He has also made numerous murals.
Since his first and very controversial exhibition in 1972, which attracted much attention from the press, Richard van der Spek has exhibited regularly in the Netherlands and abroad. Among the many museums and galleries to feature his solo-exhibitions are the Municipal Museum of The Hague, Pulchri Studio, the Haagse Kunstkring and the Museum of Fine Arts in Oostende (Belgium).
Critics consider van der Spek "an artist who can rely on a remarkable
technical ability and a piercing vision". Others have called him
"the Heronymus Bosch of our time".
Richard van der Spek's paintings are in the permanent collections of the Municipal Museum of The Hague, the Artotheek and the Museum of Fine Arts (Oostende), and in private collections in the Netherlands, France, Greece, Canada, Curaçao and the U.S.A.
Reproductions of his paintings have been published in various books and journals, including "Het Openbaar Kunstbezit".
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Curriculum Vitae
| Studies: Royal Academy of Art, The Hague | |
| 1968 | Diploma cum laude |
| Overview of important exhibitions: | |
| Group Exhibitions: | |
| 1969 | Panorama Mesdag |
| 1970 | Gemeente Museum Arnhem |
| 1972 | Grote Kerk Den Haag |
| 1984 | Haagsche Salon |
| 1994 | Pulchri Studio |
| 1996 | Haagse Kunstkring |
| 1999 | Rembrant 2000 Den Haag |
| 2000 | Haagse Kunstkring |
| 2003 | Haagse Kunstkring |
| Solo Exhibitions: | |
| 1973 | Haagse Kunstkring |
| Gemeente Museum Den Haag | |
| 1975 | Nederlands Congresgebouw |
| Haagse Kunstkring | |
| 1977 | Congresgebouw Noordwijkerhout |
| 1981 | Haagse Kunstkring |
| 1983 | Gemeente Museum Den Haag |
| AMRO-bank | |
| Circustheater Scheveningen | |
| 1985 | Museum voor Schone Kunsten Oostende |
| Haagse Kunstkring | |
| 1992 | Equity and Law Alphen a/d Rijn |
| 1993 | Equity and Law Amsterdam |
| 1994 | Pulchri Studio Den Haag |
| 1999 | Haagse Kunstkring |
| 2004 | Pulchri Studio, Den Haag |
| 2004-05 | Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Oostende |
| 2006 | Haagse Kunstkring |
| Paintings in the permanent collections of: | |
| Gemeente Museum Den Haag | |
| Artotheek Den Haag | |
| Museum voor Schone Kunsten Oostende | |
| Private collections in the Netherlands, France, Greece, Canada, Curaçao and the U.S.A. | |
| Publications: | |
| 1982 | Openbaar Kunstbezit |
| 1986 | Encyclopedia of Dentistry |
| 1992 |
Cover of the magazine "Equity and Law" |
| 2004 | Boek "De Nibelungen", RJ Rueb Publishing |
