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Marike Bok | |
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Born | |
Died | June 12, 2017 | (aged 74)
Nationality | Dutch |
Education | Royal Academy of Art, The Hague |
Known for | Painting, printmaking, drawing |
Notable work | The Gentlemen's club, Beatrix of the Netherlands |
Movement | Modern Baroque |
Spouse | Rinus van den Bosch |
Marike Bok (17 January 1943 – 12 June 2017) was a Dutch portrait painter.[1]
She studied at the Royal Art Academy in The Hague. She's often compared[2] with other Dutch painters from the 17th century.
Marike Bok painted the Dutch Queen Beatrix twice.[3][4] In 1995 she painted the Gentleman's Club[5] (De heren club). This painting is a group portrait of some well-known Dutch artists and politicians like Marcel van Dam, Harry Mulisch, Hans van Mierlo, Reinbert de Leeuw, Martin Veltman, Gerrit Komrij, Adriaan van Dis and André Spoor. In 2011 she painted former prime minister of the Netherlands Ruud Lubbers.[6]
Gallery
Portraits by Marike Bok
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Portrait of Eddy Habbema creative director at the The Hague theatre (1995), painted by Marike Bok.
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Portrait of Sjoerd Royer Judge at the supreme court Netherlands (1996), painted by Marike Bok.
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Portrait of Dolf Cohen (1995), painted by Marike Bok.
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Portrait of Jan Snoeck Dutch artist (2007), painted by Marike Bok.
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Portrait of the Dutch Gentleman's club with famous writers and intellectuals (1995), painted by Marike Bok.
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Portrait of Beatrix of the Netherlands (1995), painted by Marike Bok.
List of famous people portrayed
- Jeltje van Nieuwenhoven (1996), Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands.
- Els Borst, Minister of Healthcare Netherlands.
- Max van der Stoel, Minister of State from the Netherlands.
- Queen Beatrix, Queen of the Netherlands.
- Ad van Luyn, bishop of Rotterdam.
- Professor Boering.
- Van Leertouwer President of University of Leiden.
- Annemarie Jorritsma Minister of economy.
- Dick Dolman Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands.
- Sjoerd Royer President of the Supreme Court.
- Siep Martens, president of the Supreme Court.
- Eddy Habbema, creative director of the Royal Theater The Hague.
- Kees Kramer, Director of Hotel Des Indes
- Ruud Lubbers, Prime Minister of The Netherlands.
- Frank Letterie, sculpter
- Ernst van de Wetering, world's foremost expert on Rembrandt.
- Frits Duparc, Director Mauritshuis
- Chiem van Houweninge, Actor
- Willem Otterspeer, author
- Adriaan van Dis, author
- Coen Stork, ambassador
- W.L. Brugsma
- Diederiekje Bok, writer
- Gerrit Komrij, author
- André Spoor, chief editor NRC newspaper
- Jeroen Henneman, artist
- Marcel van Dam, Dutch politician and television presenter
- Harry Mulisch, author
- Hein Mevissen, director, artist
- Cees Nooteboom, author
- Hans van Mierlo, politician
- Reinbert de Leeuw, conductor
- Jaap Vegter, cartoonist
- Dolf Cohen, President Prexy
- Mineke Schippers, professor, author
Books
In 2016 Marike Bok suffered from a stroke[7] that made painting in the last year before she deceased very difficult. In September 2017 the book Marike Bok[8] was published. A biography of her life and work. the author is Diederiekje Bok.
- Marike Bok, ogen van een klok (2017), (Dutch) Diederiekje Bok, ISBN 9789082737202
- Rinus (2017), (Dutch) Willem Otterspeer, ISBN 9789072603111
- Flarden van een stem (2009), (Dutch) Willem Otterspeer, ISBN 9789023456810
Exhibitions
- 1995 Museum Mesdag, The Hague (The Netherlands) Portrait Queen Beatrix (Exhibition)[9]
- 1996 Historical Museum, Amsterdam. Painting 'De Herenclub' (Gentleman's club)
- 1997 Tweede Kamer, The Hague (The Netherlands) Portrait Dick Dolman
- 1998 Oranje Boven, Portrait Queen Beatrix
- 2000 Nieuwspoort, The Hague (The Netherlands) Minister Jorritsma
- 2000 Hoge Raad der Nederlanden (Generaal B.A.C. Droste)
- 2000 Dutch Royal Air Force portrait gallery
- 2000 Pulchri Studio, The Hague (The Netherlands)
- 2002 Pulchri Studio, The Hague (The Netherlands)
References
- ^ "Het elan van Marike Bok" (in Dutch). 2002.
- ^ "Marike Bok Collection". Marike Bok memorial (in Dutch). Jan 20, 2016.
- ^ "Portretten Koningin te koop". Trouw (in Dutch). Oct 9, 1995.
- ^ "De koningin in 4 smaken". De Volkskrant (in Dutch). Oct 7, 1995.
- ^ "The Gentleman's club (De Herenclub)" (in Dutch). ANP. Oct 11, 1996.
- ^ Waard, Peter de. "Portretschilder die niet het uiterlijk, maar de persoon verbeeldde". De Volkskrant. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ^ "Portretschilder die niet het uiterlijk, maar de persoon verbeeldde". Volkskrant (in Dutch). July 20, 2017.
- ^ "Portretten Koningin te koop" (in Dutch). September 23, 2017.
- ^ "Exhibitions" (in Dutch). 2002.
External links
- Media related to Marike Bok at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website