Photograph of Artist CORNELIS SPROET
CORNELIS SPROET
Antipolo City, - Philippines



Original Artworks (12)

Cornelis Sproet; Paris Bygone, 2022, Original Watercolor, 45 x 30 cm. Artwork description: 241 As media for this work I used ink and aquarelle paint on 200 grams Canson paper.  It depict the Parisian Avenue Foch in the late 1920s leading to the Place d Etoile with the Arc de Triomphe.  I did this aquarelle in bright colors, the greens of ...
Cornelis Sproet
Original Watercolor, 2022
45 x 30 cm (17.7 x 11.8 inches)
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Cornelis Sproet; Nieuwezijds Achterburgwal, 2023, Original Mixed Media, 60 x 46 cm. Artwork description: 241 I am born in Amsterdam and lived during my youth lived along one of the canals in the heart of the city what inspired me to create this work. It shows one of the original canals also used as defense against invaders. It was leading from the ...
Cornelis Sproet
Original Mixed Media, 2023
60 x 46 cm (23.6 x 18.1 inches)
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Cornelis Sproet; Port Of Rotterdam, 2023, Original Painting Acrylic, 48 x 36 cm. Artwork description: 241 Once the port of Rotterdam was one of the world largest ports with daily sailings of passenger liners to many parts of the world. This inspired me to make this painting about a mail ship of the Rotterdam Lloyd leaving for the Far East assisted by steam ...
Cornelis Sproet
Original Acrylic Painting, 2023
48 x 36 cm (18.9 x 14.2 inches)
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Cornelis Sproet; Street In A Small Town, 2023, Original Painting Acrylic, 48 x 36 cm. Artwork description: 241 In my imagination a small town in the LowlandsHolland and the Flemish part of Belgiummust have looked as such in the 1850 s.  Peaceful and taking the time to enjoy the day.  As media I used Hanhemuhle 300 grams board and acryle paint.  On the rverse is ...
Cornelis Sproet
Original Acrylic Painting, 2023
48 x 36 cm (18.9 x 14.2 inches)
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Cornelis Sproet; Nostalgia, 2022, Original Watercolor, 46 x 30 cm. Artwork description: 241 1  I love classic cars, 2  I lived and wporked 2 years in Paris so you may say I love that city. On this work I have depicted the Avenue des Champs Elysees with in the distance the Arc de Triomphe. The period I choose is the ...
Cornelis Sproet
Original Watercolor, 2022
46 x 30 cm (18.1 x 11.8 inches)
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Cornelis Sproet; Oh La La, 2021, Original Mixed Media, 45 x 30 cm. Artwork description: 241 Once, on the Parisian Boulevard des Italiens existed the Imperial cinema, which belonged to the top movie houses of the French capital. This, and the large posters found anywhere on the large boulevards in Paris inspired me to make this mixed media work. I chose the late ...
Cornelis Sproet
Original Mixed Media, 2021
45 x 30 cm (17.7 x 11.8 inches)
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Cornelis Sproet; Wintery Fun, 2022, Original Watercolor, 45 x 30 cm. Artwork description: 241 With a wink of an eye to Avercamp on the watercolor painting I depict an old Dutch river landscape with its frozen river and ditches. I use as media Canson 200 grams aquarelle paper, water colors and ink. On the reverse is my signature, title and date. ...
Cornelis Sproet
Original Watercolor, 2022
45 x 30 cm (17.7 x 11.8 inches)
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Cornelis Sproet; Porte Montmartre 1936, 2022, Original Watercolor, 45 x 30 cm. Artwork description: 241 Paris has very fashionable streets with high class stores and restaurants, but most of the city has just plain streets where the ordinary Parisians live. On this work I depict one of these neighborhoods with its shops were the people do their daily purchases. As media I ...
Cornelis Sproet
Original Watercolor, 2022
45 x 30 cm (17.7 x 11.8 inches)
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Cornelis Sproet; Amsterdam 1923, 2022, Original Drawing Other, 61 x 46 cm. Artwork description: 241 I am always touched by the way life was in earlier years, less stress and more time for each other. On this work I depict how one of the main canals of Amsterdam looked like in the early 1920 s The canal is called Singel and was ...
Cornelis Sproet
Original Other Drawing, 2022
61 x 46 cm (24.0 x 18.1 inches)
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Cornelis Sproet; Grands Boulevards, 2022, Original Mixed Media, 18 x 12 inches. Artwork description: 241 Edith Piaf was one of France s greatest artists of the 20th century.  On the wide parisian boulevards are publictty pillars to advertise with posters coming events like shows.  On this mixed media I have depicted one of these pillars with a poster of Edith Piaf.  This ...
Cornelis Sproet
Original Mixed Media, 2022
18 x 12 inches (45.7 x 30.5 cm)
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Cornelis Sproet; Flemish Village, 2020, Original Drawing Crayon, 61 x 45 cm. Artwork description: 241 With a big wink to Pieter Breughel I depict here a Flemish village around 1650.  It shows how the peasants went about their daily life. The main subject in this drawing is the village pub with a few empty beer barrels outside, a visitor of the pub ...
Cornelis Sproet
Original Crayon Drawing, 2020
61 x 45 cm (24.0 x 17.7 inches)
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Cornelis Sproet; Montmartre After Snowfall, 2020, Original Drawing Crayon, 45 x 61 cm. Artwork description: 241 I made this drawing after a photograph I took at the end of the fifties when roaming around in Paris. It shows Montmartre early in the morning after a night of snowfall with the snow still fresh on the roofs but already turning into smudge because of ...
Cornelis Sproet
Original Crayon Drawing, 2020
45 x 61 cm (17.7 x 24.0 inches)
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Artist Statement

It was his dream to become a deck officer in the Netherlands merchant navy but because of family issues he had to stop his seamans career after two and a half year. He then studied at the Graphical Arts School in Amsterdam and became an industrial photographer. During that time he lived and worked two years in Paris, 21 years in Italy. After many years as an accomplished photographer he decided to become a professional truck driver. After 15 years on the European roads he retired and together with his wife moved to the Philippines, her birth country. During the years as a photographer he has built a large collection of photographs which he now uses as one source for his drawings. He is a great admirer of Pieter Breughel and when in the mood he makes drawings depicting the 1600s. ...