List of outdoor sculptures in the Netherlands

Outdoor sculptures in the Netherlands

• Curved Form (Bryher) is a bronze sculpture by Barbara Hepworth, modeled in 1961. ^[1]
• De Schreeuw 2007, a sculpture honoring Theo van Gogh (The Scream) ^[2]
• Elegy III (Hepworth) is an abstract bronze sculpture, by Barbara Hepworth ^[3]
• Exposure (sculpture) by artist Antony Gormley ^[4]
• Jardin d'émail by Jean Dubuffet, sculpture garden at Museum Kröller Müller ^[5]
• Figure découpée l’Oiseau (1963) Vondelpark NL ^{[6] [7]}
• Johnny Jordaanplein The square was named for a popular musician in the mid-1900s: Johnny Jordaan. There are bronze sculptures of Jordaan musical hall of fame. ^[8] A statue of Johnny Jordaan was unveiled in 1991. There are sculptures of other performers: Tante Leen, Johnny Meyer, Manke Nelis and Jan & Mien in the square. ^[9]
• The Blue Violin Player In 1982 the sculpture of a human figure running with a violin case was installed in Amsterdam. The Blue Violin Player appears to be rushing toward the Bloemgracht tram stop, while carrying a violin case. ^[10]
• Statue of Anne Frank (Westermarkt)
• Torentje van Drienerlo is a 1979 artwork by Dutch artist Wim T. Schippers, located on the campus of the University of Twente in Enschede ^{[11] [12]}

Gallery

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  The Scream
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  Exposure by Antony Gormley
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  Figure découpée
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  KMM Hepworth Elegy III
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  Torentje van Drienerlo
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  Jardin d'émail Dubuffet
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  De Blauwe Vioolspeler
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  Bust of Johnny Jordaan on Johnny Jordaanplein, Elandsgracht near the Prinsengracht.
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  Bust of Tante Leen and Manke Nelis on the Johnny Jordaanplein, Elandsgracht at the Prinsengracht.

References

1. "Selected Sculptures: Curved Form (Bryher II)". Barbara Hepworth official site. Archived from the original on 2022-11-11. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
2. "Monument Theo van Gogh onthuld (video)". Nu.nl. Archived from the original on 29 September 2008. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
3. "Elegy III | Sculptures | Barbara Hepworth". barbarahepworth.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2022-11-11. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
4. Higgins, Charlotte (27 August 2010). "Antony Gormley drops 60-tonne load for monumental sculpture". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 30 August 2010. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
5. "Jardin d'émail, 1974". krollermuller. Kröller-Müller Museum. Archived from the original on 10 June 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
6. "Pablo Picasso, while best known for paintings and drawings that established Cubism, also applied his restless energy to sculpture". List Visual Arts Center. Archived from the original on 11 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
7. Art and Architecture at MIT. Michigan: University of Michigan. 1982. pp. 85, 85. Archived from the original on 3 March 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
8. "Johnny Jordaanplein". Lonely Planet. 2022. Archived from the original on 17 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
9. Karpowicz, Jeremiah (2022). "Johnny Jordaanplein Personifies the Identity of an Amsterdam Neighborhood". The Monumentous. Archived from the original on 17 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
10. Coggins, Tom (16 October 2017). "A Mystery Artist Has Been Installing Sculptures Around Amsterdam for 30 Years". The Culture Trip. Archived from the original on 12 November 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
11. Alferink, Robert Kemper (12 September 2011). "Vereniging Oudheidkamer Twente - Verhalen: Kunst en historie: Kunst en architectuur op de Universiteit Twente" (in Dutch). Mijn Stad Mijn Dorp. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
12. "Actueel!" (in Dutch). Herensocieteit. Archived from the original on 20 September 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2013.