{{Short description|Dutch artist and sculptot}} '''Abraham Cornelis (Bram) Roth''' (The Hague, September 7, 1916 – October 21, 1995) was a Dutch sculptor.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Roth, Bram |url=http://www.biografischportaal.nl/persoon/97967048 |access-date=2023-05-28 |website=www.biografischportaal.nl}}</ref>
== Live and Work == Roth studied sculpture with teachers such as Bon Ingen-Housz, Marino Marini and {{ill|Albert Termote|nl}} at the Koninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunsten in The Hague.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ontdek beeldhouwer, docent aan academie, medailleur Bram Roth |url=https://rkd.nl/nl/explore/artists/68454 |access-date=2023-05-28 |website=rkd.nl |language=nl}}</ref> Later as a teacher himself was he connected to the Academie van Beeldende Kunsten en Technische Wetenschappen in Rotterdam.<ref name="RDK">{{cite web |title=Bram Roth |url=https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/68454 |website=RKD – Netherlands Institute for Art History |access-date=2 June 2023}}</ref> He worked in a semi-naturalistic, style; frequent subjects of his sculptures were women and horses.<ref name="KC">{{cite web |title=Bram Roth (den Haag 1916–1995) Bronze stylized sculpture, Woman Sitting on a Horse |url=https://www.kunstconsult.com/Sculptures/Bram-Roth-Den-Haag-1916-1995-.-bronze-stylized-sculpture.-woman-sitting-on-a-horse |website=KunstConsult: 20th century art objects |access-date=2 June 2023}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bram Roth 1916 - 1995 |url=https://www.nieuwehaagseschoolkunst.nl/artists/Roth_bram.htm |access-date=2023-05-28 |website=www.nieuwehaagseschoolkunst.nl}}</ref>
Much of his work is in public spaces in The Hague.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Roth, Bram |url=https://bkdh.nl/kunstenaars/bram-roth/ |access-date=2023-05-28 |website=Buitenkunst Den Haag |language=nl}}</ref>
== 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<ref>{{Cite web |title=Beeld "Amazone", door Bram Roth (1960) |url=https://beeldbank.cultureelerfgoed.nl/rce-mediabank/detail/f0f52031-1d9a-4352-c255-77d5c4dbfd2e/media/640ab59d-c109-fd56-103a-f04c6e36d48e |access-date=2023-05-28 |website=beeldbank.cultureelerfgoed.nl |language=nl}}</ref> * Facade sculpture of Jan van Goyen (bronze), Dunne Bierkade 16A, The Hague * ''The Four Elements: Light'', Delft University of Technology<ref>{{Cite web |title=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. |url=https://beeldbank.cultureelerfgoed.nl/rce-mediabank/detail/7709f4f1-af12-2af1-1745-d833a5f4c792/media/f052f9f3-75ae-b968-db95-b4baaf443df2 |access-date=2023-05-28 |website=beeldbank.cultureelerfgoed.nl |language=nl}}</ref>
== Selected Images == <gallery widths="200" heights="200"> File:Westbroekpark 5.jpg|''Two women under a parasol'' (1960), The Hague File:Wesdtbroekpark 13.JPG|''Mother and Child with pram'' (1962), The Hague File:Denhaag kunstwerk vrouw en man2.jpg|''Woman and Man'' (1964), The Hague File:Denhaag kunstwerk liggende vrouw.jpg|''Lying Woman'' (1984), The Hague File:Sweelinckplein Den Haag.JPG|''The Dutch Maiden'', The Hague File:Denhaag kunstwerk amazone.jpg|''Horse and Rider'', The Hague File:Denhaag kunstwerk twee vrouwen en kind.jpg|''Two women and a child'' </gallery>
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Category:Dutch sculptors