Jan Snoek - Figurine - Beeldje en stropdas - Stropdas Eerste Kamer ongedragen - Ceramic, Cotton

Jan Snoeck

Beautiful work by Jan Snoeck made of ceramic and hand-painted and signed. They were made in the last quarter of the 20th century. The left statue is 7.5 cm high and 16 cm long and 4 cm deep. Signed on the belly of the figurine.

Unworn tie from Jan Snoeck.
Specially made for the Senate of the Netherlands (Eerste Kamer).

Jan Snoeck (1927 - 2018) studied at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague, where he graduated in 1949. In 1953 he worked for a year in Ossip Zadkine's studio in Paris.
Initially, Jan Snoeck worked with stone, wood and bronze. Later he mainly worked in ceramics. He uses bright, primary colors and his subjects are usually people. Among other things, he made the beds for the MCH Westeinde hospital in The Hague. Snoeck's predominantly monumental works are found both in the Netherlands and abroad.
Works by Snoeck are in the collections of the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, the Municipal Museum The Hague, the Boijmans Van Beuningen Museum in Rotterdam, the Frans Hals Museum in Haarlem and the Princessehof Museum in Leeuwarden.
Jan Snoeck was a student of Ossip Zadkine, studied at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague.

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The object is packed with care.