Bram Roth

Abraham Cornelis (Bram) Roth (The Hague, September 7, 1916 – October 21, 1995) was a Dutch sculptor.[1]

Live and Work

Roth studied sculpture with teachers such as Bon Ingen-Housz, Marino Marini and Albert Termote [nl] at the Koninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunsten in The Hague.[2] Later as a teacher himself was he connected to the Academie van Beeldende Kunsten en Technische Wetenschappen in Rotterdam.[3] He worked in a semi-naturalistic, style; frequent subjects of his sculptures were women and horses.[4]

He worked as an independent sculptor and painter, but was also a member of artists' groups such as the Pulchri Studio, Verve en the South Holland Cultural Group (Dutch: Culturele Raad Zuid-Holland). Roth was considered part of the artistic movement named the Nieuwe Haagse School.[5]

Much of his work is in public spaces in The Hague.[6]

Works (highlights)

• In the Westbroekpark in The Hague:
  • Two Women with a Parasol (1960, limestone) van kalksteen.
  • Mother and Child with Doll's Pram (1962, bronze)
• Zuiderpark, The Hague
  • Woman and Man (1964)
  • Lying Woman (1984)
  • Relief (1988)
• Sweelinckplein, The Hague, The Stone Maid. The sculpture was added here in 2009
• Horse and Rider (bronze) on the Houtrustbrug, The Hague[7]
• Facade sculpture of Jan van Goyen (bronze), Dunne Bierkade 16A, The Hague
• The Four Elements: Light, Delft University of Technology[8]

Selected Images

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  Two women under a parasol (1960), The Hague
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  Mother and Child with pram (1962), The Hague
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  Woman and Man (1964), The Hague
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  Lying Woman (1984), The Hague
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  The Dutch Maiden, The Hague
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  Horse and Rider, The Hague
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  Two women and a child

References

1. "Roth, Bram". www.biografischportaal.nl. Retrieved 2023-05-28.
2. "Ontdek beeldhouwer, docent aan academie, medailleur Bram Roth". rkd.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-05-28.
3. "Bram Roth". RKD – Netherlands Institute for Art History. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
4. "Bram Roth (den Haag 1916–1995) Bronze stylized sculpture, Woman Sitting on a Horse". KunstConsult: 20th century art objects. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
5. "Bram Roth 1916 - 1995". www.nieuwehaagseschoolkunst.nl. Retrieved 2023-05-28.
6. "Roth, Bram". Buitenkunst Den Haag (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-05-28.
7. "Beeld "Amazone", door Bram Roth (1960)". beeldbank.cultureelerfgoed.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-05-28.
8. "Beeld van een vrouwenfiguur met koren en druiventros, en op de sluitsteen een vliegende vogel. Titel van het beeld: 'De vier elementen: Lucht', van kunstenaar: Bram Roth (1955). Het standbeeld staat op de voorgevel van het gebouw voor Werktuig- en Scheepsbouwkunde". beeldbank.cultureelerfgoed.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-05-28.