Baron Willem van Dedem | |
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| Born | 1929 |
| Died | 26 November 2015 (aged 86) |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Occupation | Businessman |
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Baron Willem van Dedem, also styled as Willem, Baron van Dedem, (1929–2015) was a Dutch businessman, art collector, art historian and philanthropist.[1][2] He donated artworks to the National Gallery in London, the Rijksmuseum and the Mauritshuis.[1]
After donating five works to the Mauritshuis, he was awarded both the Museum Medal and the Officer's Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau.[3]
He was president of the board of The European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF).[1]
His art collection was catalogued in a 2002 book by Peter C. Sutton. A 2012 supplement by Sutton described fifteen later additions. At various times, the collection included works by Rembrandt, Pieter Claesz and Adriaen Coorte.
van Dedem died on 26 November 2015.[3] His wife Ronny, who survived him, is an artist. They had lived for many years in London.[3] His great uncle was the shipping magnate Daniel George van Beuningen.[1]
Collection
Works owned by van Dedem included:
- The Adoration of the Magi (1617), Pieter Brueghel the Younger[1]
- Christ with the Woman Taken in Adultery (1628), Pieter Brueghel the Younger[1]
- A Calm Sea with Ships near the Shore (c. 1624/5–79), Jan van de Cappelle[1]
- Still Life with Tazza (1636), Pieter Claesz[3]
- Still Life of a Bowl of Wild Strawberries (1696), Adriaen Coorte[1]
- Still Life with Fruit and Wine Glasses on a Silver Plate, Willem Kalf[3]
- A Young Woman Seated at a Table, Eating (c. 1657), Gabriel Metsu[1]
- Brazilian Landscape with a House under Construction, Frans Post[3]
- Three Singers (Allegory of Hearing) (1624 or 1625), Rembrandt[4]
- Winter Landscape at Arnhem, Salomon van Ruysdael[3]
- Peasants Dancing outside a Bohemian Inn, Roelant Savery[3]
- Interior of a Gothis Protestant Church (1692), Emanuel de Witte[1]
Further reading
- Sutton, Peter C. (2002). Dutch & Flemish Paintings: The Collection of Willem Baron Van Dedem. Frances Lincoln Ltd. ISBN 978-0711220102.
- Sutton, Peter C. (2012). Dutch and Flemish Paintings: A supplement, The Collection of Willem Baron van Dedem. Frances Lincoln Ltd.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Hall, Michael (30 November 2015). "Willem Baron van Dedem (1929–2015)". Apollo Magazine. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ↑ "In memoriam Willem Baron van Dedem (1929-2015)". TEFAF. 28 November 2015. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Five paintings donated by Willem Baron van Dedem (1929-2015) on display at the Mauritshuis". CODART. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ↑ Schwartz, Gary (24 September 2015). "342 Rembrandt's fourth sense: a quick reaction". The Schwartzlist. Retrieved 19 November 2016.