Zandvoort is a Dutch artists’ village. The beach and the sea are an inexhaustible source of inspiration, as evidenced by the many galleries and 2 museums in the village. In addition to these galleries and museums, there are also several sculptures scattered throughout Zandvoort.
Statues and Busts in Zandvoort, The Netherlands
Estatuas y Bustos en Zandvoort, Países Bajos
Statuen und Büsten in Zandvoort, Niederlande
In 1971 Zandvoort commissioned artist Bep Sturm den Bergh to make two sculptures of the Molenaar couple. These two statues and the statue of Kees Verkade ‘The Old Man on the Couch’ are the only works of art made by the population of that time. Floris Molenaar (1841-1927) was initially a fisherman by trade and later in life when he gave up fishing, he became an announcer and fish auctioneer. He also peddled his handcart with ‘nice acid’ past the houses. In the summer months he and his wife Arendje van der Mije stood with the cart at the Oude Strandweg. The couple lived with their 10 children on Schulpweg near Schelpenplein. Their house was lost during the demolition of the sea front during the Second World War. The bronze ‘Floris’ is immortalized as an announcer in old Zandvoort costume with the latch in his hand and the bronze ‘Arendje’ is depicted in traditional costume with a basket on her back that consisted of 2 parts: the ‘bone’ and the ‘siger’ that fit together. On her arm she has a handle basket with a cup and knife in it. The cup was for measuring a portion of shrimp, the knife to clean the fish.
Статуи и бюсты в Зандворте, Нидерланды
Sculptures et Bustes à Zandvoort, Pays-Bas
Beelden en Bustes in Zandvoort, Nederland
Rzeźby i Popiersia w Zandvoort, Holandia
荷兰赞德沃特的雕塑和半身像
Sculture e Busti a Zandvoort, Paesi Bassi
オランダ、ザントフォールトの彫刻と胸像
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