Kees Roovers

Dutch artist Kees Roovers was a medalist, painter, draftsman, calligrapher, pen artist, pastelist, craftsman, sculptor, lithographer, manufacturer of woodcuts. He produced land- and cityscapes, still lifes, but also portraits and figure studies. He was the son of Dutch calligrapher, designer and graphic artist Johannes Roovers (1848-1920), who was also his first teacher. Kees Roovers attended the Academy for Visual Arts in Rotterdam. In 1942 he became a member of Kunstkring Nederland, regularly participating in their exhibitions. Roovers lived in Rijswijk and Voorburg before moving to Den Haag in 1936, where he spent the rest of his life.