# Kees Verkade

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**Korstiaan** **"Kees"** **Verkade** (12 October 1941 – 29 December 2020) was a [Dutch](/source/Dutch_people) artist and sculptor. He specialized in modeling the human form, with an emphasis on movement and emotion. Most of his sculptures are set in [bronze](/source/Bronze). They depict a variety of people, including children, clowns, athletes, dancers, mothers, and lovers. Verkade also created [gouaches](/source/Gouache) and [silkscreens](/source/Silkscreen) to accompany his sculptures.

## Biography

### Early life

Kees Verkade was born on 12 October 1941 in [Haarlem](/source/Haarlem).[1][2] He wished to attend the [Gerrit Rietveld Academie](/source/Gerrit_Rietveld_Academie) but was rejected.[2] He took painting lessons with [Gerrit van ’t Net](/source/Gerrit_van_%E2%80%99t_Net) from 1958 to 1963, and from [Dirk Bus](/source/Dirk_Bus) at the [Royal Academy of Art, The Hague](/source/Royal_Academy_of_Art,_The_Hague). He graduated from the academy in 1963.[1]

### Career

In 1964, he had his first exposition in the [Haarlem](/source/Haarlem) [Vleeshal](/source/Vleeshal) (the former municipal meat market), now belonging to the [Frans Hals Museum](/source/Frans_Hals_Museum). This was a success and the Frans Hals Museum bought two of his sculptures.[1] He specialised in carving and sculpture. In 1966 he sold his first public work *Winkelen* to the municipality of Haarlem in 1966.[1] His big breakthrough came three years later when American photographer [David Douglas Duncan](/source/David_Douglas_Duncan) bought several of his bronze statues and showed them to his friends.[1] Verkade then proceeded to become an internationally recognized artist, and many local associations bought his work. His work can be seen in public places around Haarlem and Zandvoort, where he lived and worked.

In 2013, he did a public sculpture of the late [Rainier III, Prince of Monaco](/source/Rainier_III,_Prince_of_Monaco) (1923–2005), which stands outside the [Prince's Palace of Monaco](/source/Prince's_Palace_of_Monaco).[3]

### Personal life

He moved to Monaco in the late 1970s.[1] In 1979 he married Baroness Ludmila von Falz-Fein, the daughter of the Liechtensteiner sportsman [Eduard von Falz-Fein](/source/Eduard_von_Falz-Fein). He died there on 29 December 2020, aged 79.[2]

## Selected works

- *[H.S.H. Princess Grace of Monaco](/source/Grace_Kelly)* (1983) in the [Princess Grace Rose Garden](/source/Fontvieille_Park_and_Princess_Grace_Rose_Garden), in [Fontvieille, Monaco](/source/Fontvieille,_Monaco)
- *Triomf* (1995) in [Rotterdam](/source/Rotterdam), Netherlands
- *Malizia* (1997) a statue of [François Grimaldi](/source/Fran%C3%A7ois_Grimaldi) in Monaco
- *[Tightrope Walker](/source/Tightrope_Walker_(sculpture))* (1979), [Columbia University](/source/Columbia_University), New York City

## References

1. Schipper, Nienke (2 January 2020). ["Iedereen kent de overleden beeldhouwer Kees Verkade, maar niet van het museum"](https://www.trouw.nl/cultuur-media/iedereen-kent-de-overleden-beeldhouwer-kees-verkade-maar-niet-van-het-museum~b79edbbb/) (in Dutch). Trouw. Retrieved 3 January 2020.

1. ["Beeldend kunstenaar Kees Verkade (79) overleden"](https://nos.nl/artikel/2362776-beeldend-kunstenaar-kees-verkade-79-overleden.html) (in Dutch). Nederlandse Omroep Stichting. 2 January 2020. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210102105520/https://nos.nl/artikel/2362776-beeldend-kunstenaar-kees-verkade-79-overleden.html) 2 January 2021 at the Wayback Machine.

1. [La famille princière de Monaco dévoile une statue du prince Rainier III](http://www.nicematin.com/monaco/la-famille-princiere-de-monaco-devoile-une-statue-du-prince-rainier-iii.1516142.html), *Nice Matin*, November 18, 2013

## External links

- [keesverkade.com](http://www.keesverkade.com/)
- [at kunstbus.nl](http://www.kunstbus.nl/kunst/kees+verkade.html)
- [KEES VERKADE Unique, Distinguishing and Always in Development](https://2start.com/post/kees-verkade-unique-distinguishing-and-always-in-development/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20171230230456/https://2start.com/post/kees-verkade-unique-distinguishing-and-always-in-development/) 2017-12-30 at the Wayback Machine

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