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Dick Simon Stapel (born August 10, 1942) is a Dutch portrait painter.〔(Dick Stapel; watercolorist, etcher, pen artist, painter, draftsman ) at rkd.nl, 2015.〕 known by his portraits mounted on large format, painted with a light touch.〔''Elseviers magazine,'' Vol. 36, Nr. 36-39 (1980), p. 172〕〔''Beaux-arts du monde,'' Vol. 57, (1987), p. 1230〕〔Günter Meissner. ''Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon: bio-bibliographischer Index A-Z.. Bielke-Danvin. 2,'' Saur, 2000.〕 == Life and work == Dick Stapel was born in The Hague, where his father Frits Stapel (1910-1987) worked as sculptor.〔(Frits Stapel; sculptor ) at rkd.nl, 2015.〕 He graduated from the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague in 1965-66. In that year he and Kees Verschuren were the only two students, that finished the full-time program in Visual Arts.〔(Royal Academy of Art, The Hague Alumni 1945-1992 ), at kabk.nl, 2015〕 After graduation Stapel settled as independent artist and became member of the Haagse Kunstkring and of the Pulchri Studio in The Hague in 1968.〔 In the 1970s he became known as portrait artist. At an 1980 exhibition at the Pulchri Studio he surprised the audience by presenting a series of still lifes, which had actually been his first love.〔 Late 1970s he and Jan Goeting (1918-1984) were selected to portrait Princess Christina, Princess Beatrix, Princess Irene and Princess Margriet. In the context of the National Gift they were presented to Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard in November 1979. Over the years among others, he portrayed, members of the royal family; business executives, ministers and politicians, mayors and Queen's Commissioners. Also, many fellow artists were portrayed by him, as well as actors, directors and other artists from the world of performing arts.〔(About Dick Stapel (2) ) at dickstapel.nl, 2015.〕 Stapel was awarded the Prix de Portrait Paul-Louis Weiller in Paris, and the Jacob Hartog Prijs in The Hague.〔(About Dick Stapel (3) ) at dickstapel.nl, 2015.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dick Stapel」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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