Sonsbeek '55: Internationale beeldententoonstelling in de open lucht

May 28-September 15, 1955

Jury Dutch entries

Prof. V.P.S. Esser
Wessel Couzijn
Prof. A.M. Hammacher
C. Hund
A.J. de Lorm
W.J.H.B. Sandberg
Marga Klompé (honorary member)

Theme

In 1955, the green lawns surrounding The White Villa in Park Sonsbeek park were once again engulfed with bronze and stone sculptures made by French Neo-classicists and their Dutch, Belgian, and Danish followers. In his introduction to the catalogue, Sonsbeek chairman Jan de Goeijen emphasized the nature in the park. According to De Goeijen, it provided a moment of ‘tranquillity and intense enjoyment,’ thanks to its enrichment with sculptures. Many well-known sculptors, including Rodin, Maillol, and Moore, were once again shown in ‘another fascinating overview of artistic sculpture since the second half of the last century,’ as the catalogue described it. The international exhibition also included a number of 'innovators,' such as Picasso, Giacometti, Arp, and Wolkers; artists who, according to the catalogue, worked ‘more expressionistically.’ This edition gained international reputation thanks to the Rietveld pavilion, which impressed the audience and was later rebuilt in the sculpture garden of the Kröller-Müller Museum. Again, a jury, appointed by the Dutch Circle of Sculptors (consisting of art experts and artists), chose the artists and artworks of this edition.

Artists

  • Henri George Adam
  • Hans Aeschbacher
  • Constantin Andreaou
  • Mari Andriessen
  • Kenneth Armitage
  • Jean Arp
  • Emmanuel Auricoste
  • Otto Charles Bänninger
  • Ernst Barlach
  • Mirko Basaldella
  • Joseph Bernard
  • Angelo Biancini
  • Antoine Bourdelle
  • Florentin Brigaud
  • Prof. J. Bronner
  • Reg Butler
  • Alexander Calder
  • Fred Carasso
  • Corbin
  • Paul Cornet 
  • Robert Couturier
  • Wessel Couzijn
  • Edgar Degas
  • Charles Despiau
  • Raymond Duchamp-Villon
  • Agenore Fabbri
  • P. Fazzini
  • Lotti van der Gaag
  • Pablo Gargallo
  • Alberto Giacometti
  • Emile Gigliolo
  • Marcel Gimond
  • Julio González
  • John Grosman
  • Etienne Hadju
  • P. D’Hont
  • C. Hund
  • Jos Jaekel
  • Oscar Jespers
  • H. Koreman 
  • Berto Lardera
  • Henri Laurens
  • Wilhelm Lehmbruck
  • Walter Linck
  • Jacques Lipchitz
  • Balthazar Lobo
  • F.E. McWilliam
  • Aristide Maillol
  • Edgardo Mannucci
  • Etienne Martin
  • Raymond Martin
  • Berthe Martinie
  • Marcello Marscerini
  • Umberto Mastroianni
  • J.P.W. Meefout
  • Francesco Messina
  • Luciano Minguzzi
  • Henry Moore
  • Th. Von der Nahmer
  • Chana Orloff 
  • Ch. D. Bsse van Pallandt
  • Gastone Panciera
  • Luigi Pavanati
  • K.I. Pelgrom
  • Lorenzo Pepe
  • Pearl Perlmuter
  • Pablo Picasso
  • François Pompon
  • Henri Puvrez
  • Germaine Richier
  • Auguste Rodin
  • J.M. Roosenburg
  • Remo Rossi
  • Medardo Rosso
  • Albano Seguri
  • L.H. Sondaar
  • François Stahly
  • Emilio Stanzani
  • H. Verhulst
  • K. Vierset 
  • Carel Vissel
  • André Volten
  • Sésostris Vitullo
  • J.G. Wertheim
  • Han Wezelaar
  • Robert Wlérick
  • Jan Wolkers
  • Fritz Wotruba
  • Ossip Zadkine
  • Ek van Zanten
  • Henk Zweerus 

Location

Park Sonsbeek

Publication

 

Catalogue  
Internationale Beeldententoonstelling in de open lucht: SONSBEEK ’55, 1955

Design: B. Buiskool and K. Heijers
Publisher: Vada-Wageningen

Facts and numbers

91 artists  193 artworks 

Still visible in Arnhem

Henry Moore, Warrior with Shield, 1953-54
Location: sculpture garden Museum Arnhem

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