Tonny Ros - ATELIER IN ZEVENAAR - Sold

Tonny Ros (Amsterdam, 9 May 1920 – Zevenaar, 15 December 1993) received his drawing and painting lessons from the painters Ben Vreeburg and Piet Landkroon at a very young age. In the evenings he studied with the "SIKA" group of the Kunstnijverheidschool in Amsterdam. He then ended up in Willem Molier's studio, where assignments from shipping companies were carried out. After receiving the necessary training from this artist, he attended the Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten in Amsterdam.
In 1952 he became a member of the Arti et Amicitiae and was awarded the Willinck van Collem Prize and in 1956 the NOC Prize, on the occasion of the Olympic Games in Australia. Known include the following paintings: 1953 dark days of the flood in Zeeland 1961 the adoration of the shepherds 1970 Hippies in Amsterdam 1973 interior of the Isaac Cathedral in Leningrad In 1971 he founded the Vrije Akademie in Zevenaar and in 1977 his new studio annex exhibition space was opened in Lobith.
Tonny has made study trips in Europe, Russia and America. In 1964 his work was discussed on Canadian television and also purchased. His work can be seen in various museums, such as the Callagher Museum in New York and the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam. Tonny also excelled at pottery and sculpting. He also designed and produced Italian mosaics and three-dimensional works of art. His diverse works of art can be found in front of, on and in churches, schools and bank buildings, among others.
Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonny_Ros https://rkd.nl/nl/explore/artists/68190 Shine 1969-1970, vol. 2, p. 259 (as: Ros, Antonius Christianus Maria ("Tony")