Kees Timmer
The Versatile Artistry of Kees Timmer Born in Zaandam in 1903, Kees Timmer was a prolific Dutch artist whose creative reach extended across numerous disciplines. He was a sculptor, graphic artist, monumental artist, wall painter, painter, draftsman, jeweler, and mosaicist. After settling in Rotterdam in 1923, he refined his skills through evening art classes at the Academie voor Beeldende Kunsten, where he studied painting under Herman Mees and drawing under David Bautz. His technical proficiency was recognized early on when he was awarded the Silver Academy Medal in 1928. During the 1920s, T…
The Subject Atlas
A chart of Kees Timmer's corpus mapped not by date but by subject. Spokes are what they painted; rings are when; and the threads between stars reveal the patrons and places that secretly connect them.
Spokes — Subject
Each arm of the atlas gathers works by what they depict: portraits, sacred scenes, mythologies, and the scientific studies. Click a spoke to swing that cluster to the top.
Rings — Career Period
Distance from the center marks time. The innermost ring is the earliest period; the outermost, the final years. Style matures as you move outward.
Threads — Shared Context
Coloured lines link works bound by the same patron, commission, or theme. Trace a context to watch related clusters light up across subjects.