Rolf Weijburg

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Rolf Weijburg
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Nationality Dutch
Education Utrecht School of the Arts
Known for Graphics, Etching, Illustration, Drawing
Website http://www.weijburg.nl/

Rolf Weijburg (born 1952 in Eindhoven, the Netherlands) is a graphic artist, specialized in the art of etching. [1]

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Biography

At the age of 18 Weijburg moved to Utrecht to study at Utrecht University and enrolled for Social Geography. Here his fascination for maps and charts was only partly satisfied, as his interest in the Big Wide Open was greater than that. After a year, Weijburg switched to study at the Academy of Arts and the following five years were dedicated to mastering the art of etching. Amongst his tutors were Dick van 't Wout and Fred Koot. In 1976 Rolf Weijburg graduated in Monumental Art. Weijburg is recognized as one of the best sketching artists of his time [2] and still resides in Utrecht, the Netherlands. [3] [4]

Work

Weijburg's work comprises various etches and other graphics, published articles and books.

Four large series of color-etchings have been developed by Rolf Weijburg:

The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam has some works of Weijburg in their collection. [8] [9] [10] Rolf Weijburg has also accepted to do commissioned work, such as providing illustrations for the Djoser travel brochures, [11] the website of 'De Russenoorlog' [12] and Weijburg provided the charts and map for the 35-episode series In Europa (2007-2009), [13] after Geert Mak's book by the same title.

Publications

In 2017 a documentary, "the Art of Travel" by Arnold van Bruggen and Eefje Blankevoort, was released. [14] It focused on Weijburg's art and how travel was part of this. It takes the viewer on a trip to Príncipe where Weijburg finishes his etching series of 'Atlas of The Worlds Smallest Countries' with "Ilha do Príncipe" of 2016. [15]

Awards

In 1992, Weijburg received the Dutch Graphics Prize (Nederlandse Grafiek Prijs) for his colour etchings [16] [17]

The book "Voyage au Sahara" (text: Catherine Cazier, Flammarion, Paris 1984) won the French 'Grand Prix Elan' for best Children's book in 1985. Weijburg produced the illustrations [11]

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