Harrie Kuyten

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameHenricus Johannes "Harrie"•Kuyten
Used nameHarrie•Kuyten
Other namesHarrie Kuijten
Born19 December 1883 in Utrecht, Utrecht (NED)
Died29 January 1952 in Schoorl, Noord-Holland (NED)
NOC Netherlands

Biography

Dutch painter Harrie Kuyten was a scholar of Simon Mengelberg in Utrecht and subsequently studied at the Royal Academy of Arts in Antwerpen. Later he travelled extensively to various countries including Scandinavia and Austria-Hungary. He was a graphic artist, painter, draftsman, lithographer and wood carver. His style was Impressionistic, but was influenced by French Fauvism. Kuyten mainly painted a variety of topics, including trees, animals, harbor scenes, interiors, landscapes, nudes, cityscapes, still lifes and portraits. In the late 1920s he becomes a representative of the so-called Bergense School, characterized by an expressionist style showing influences of cubism and a preference for darker colors.

His submitted work Swimming and Navigation is shown in the catalog of art competitions. The sporting press had very negative reviews, claiming that it is “clumsily conceived, the color dull and powerless, and [that] many will eventually call it a caricature of the wonderful, courageous water sport.”

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1928 Summer Olympics Art Competitions NED Harrie Kuyten
Painting, Paintings, Open (Olympic) AC