Kees Roovers

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameCornelis Marie "Kees"•Roovers
Used nameKees•Roovers
Born6 March 1890 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland (NED)
Died26 February 1978 in Den Haag (The Hague), Zuid-Holland (NED)
NOC Netherlands

Biography

Dutch artist Kees Roovers was a medalist, painter, draftsman, calligrapher, pen artist, pastelist, craftsman, sculptor, lithographer, manufacturer of woodcuts. He produced land- and cityscapes, still lifes, but also portraits and figure studies. He was the son of Dutch calligrapher, designer and graphic artist Johannes Roovers (1848-1920), who was also his first teacher. Kees Roovers attended the Academy for Visual Arts in Rotterdam. In 1942 he became a member of Kunstkring Nederland, regularly participating in their exhibitions. Roovers lived in Rijswijk and Voorburg before moving to Den Haag in 1936, where he spent the rest of his life.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1932 Summer Olympics Art Competitions NED Kees Roovers
Painting, Paintings, Open (Olympic) AC

Errata

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