Theo Bitter
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Theodorus Bitter (December 16 1916 – February 13 1994 in The Hague
) was a Dutch graphic artist, painter and draftsman. He also made monumental art, designed textiles and illustrated books.
Bitter was educated at the Royal Academy of Arts in the Hague. From 1946-1960 he taught at the same academy. He worked in The Hague, Oslo
and Lecce
. In The Hague he resided for many years at the Artiestenhof
in Trompstraat.
He painted many family portraits and his watercolor paintings were realist. His landscapes and figures reflected an abstract expressionist style. Bitter co-founded the artistic group Hague Verve with Dirk Bus
and was a member of the Pulchri Studio
.
Bitter taught Margreet van Dulmen, Hubert Herbergh, Leonie Kording, Ronnie Meerts, Henry Oostenbrink, Piet Smissaert and L.D. Verkouteren.
The Hague
The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...
) was a Dutch graphic artist, painter and draftsman. He also made monumental art, designed textiles and illustrated books.
Bitter was educated at the Royal Academy of Arts in the Hague. From 1946-1960 he taught at the same academy. He worked in The Hague, Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
and Lecce
Lecce
Lecce is a historic city of 95,200 inhabitants in southern Italy, the capital of the province of Lecce, the second province in the region by population, as well as one of the most important cities of Puglia...
. In The Hague he resided for many years at the Artiestenhof
Artiestenhof
Artiestenhof is a hofje in the Trompstraat in the Dutch city of The Hague.It is a side street by the Piet Hein. Around 1850, the older part of the Trompstraat had five courtyards and many businesses. The street was christened in 1872 by Sophie of the Netherlands, who was the owner of the land...
in Trompstraat.
He painted many family portraits and his watercolor paintings were realist. His landscapes and figures reflected an abstract expressionist style. Bitter co-founded the artistic group Hague Verve with Dirk Bus
Dirk Bus
Dirk Bus was a Dutch sculptor.Bus was educated in sculpture at the Royal Academy of Arts in the Hague and State Academy of Fine Arts in Amsterdam. He was a student of Bon Ingen-Housz and Jan Bronner. He then taught sculpture at the Art Academy and the Hague Academy...
and was a member of the Pulchri Studio
Pulchri Studio
The Pulchri Studio is an important art institution and art studio based in The Hague, Netherlands. It began in 1847 at the home of painter Lambertus Hardenberg, established with the help of Johan Hendrik Weissenbruch, Jan Weissenbruch, Willem Roelofs, Jan Frederik van Deventer, Willem Antonie van...
.
Bitter taught Margreet van Dulmen, Hubert Herbergh, Leonie Kording, Ronnie Meerts, Henry Oostenbrink, Piet Smissaert and L.D. Verkouteren.