Gerard Westermann
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Gerhardus Bernardus Josephus "Gerard"•Westermann |
| Used name | Gerard•Westermann |
| Born | 25 December 1880 in Leeuwarden, Friesland (NED) |
| Died | 2 February 1971 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (NED) |
| NOC |  Netherlands |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 0 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
Biography
Gerard Westermann was a Dutch landscape, still-life and portrait painter, schooled in expressionism. His subjects were portraits, figures, horses and still lifes, but his most famous paintings were of horses. Westermann taught at the State Academy in Amsterdam from 1918-45, where he had studied, and he received a number of prestigious awards. He occasionally worked under the pseudonym Johs. Labasky. Westerman earned the bronze medal for his drawing Horseman at the 1932 Art Competitions in Los Angeles within the category Paintings, Drawings and Water Colors.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 Summer Olympics | Art Competitions | NED |
Gerard Westermann | |||
| Painting, Paintings, Open (Olympic) | ||||||
| Painting, Paintings, Open (Olympic) | ||||||
| 1932 Summer Olympics | Art Competitions | NED |
Gerard Westermann | |||
| Painting, Drawings And Water Colors, Open (Olympic) | 3 | Bronze | ||||
| Painting, Paintings, Open (Olympic) | ||||||
| Painting, Unknown Event, Open (Olympic) | ||||||
| Painting, Unknown Event, Open (Olympic) | ||||||
| 1936 Summer Olympics | Art Competitions | NED |
Gerard Westermann | |||
| Painting, Drawings And Water Colors, Open (Olympic) | ||||||
| Painting, Unknown Event, Open (Olympic) | ||||||
| Painting, Unknown Event, Open (Olympic) | ||||||
| Painting, Unknown Event, Open (Olympic) | ||||||
| Painting, Unknown Event, Open (Olympic) | ||||||
| Painting, Unknown Event, Open (Olympic) |