Dutch artist
Lou Loeber | |
|---|---|
Self-portrait, | |
| Born | Louise Marie Loeber ()3 May Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Died | 2 February () (aged&#;88) Laren, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Other&#;names | Lou Koning-Loeber |
| Known&#;for | Painting |
| Spouse | Dirk Koning |
Louise "Lou" Marie Loeber (3 May – 2 February ) was a Dutch painter.[1]
Loeber was born on 3 May in Amsterdam. She attended the Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten (State Academy of Fine Arts) in Amsterdam from to [2]
After leaving the Rijksakademie she returned to her home in Blaricum, where she had a studio. She began exhibiting her work in at Kunstzaal Reddingius (Hilversum). Around this time she began traveling throughout Europe, including to Belgium, Germany, Portugal, and Spain.[3] Her work was influenced by Cubism, De Stijl, Expressionism, Neo-Plasticism, and Symbolism[4][3] but she did not consider herself an abstract painter.[5]
Loeber joined the Sociaal-Democratische Arbeiders Partij (Social Democratic Workers Party) (SDAP) in [3]
In she traveled to Berlin and Dessau in Germany, where she visited the Bauhaus.[6]
In Loeber married fellow artist Dirk Koning (–).[7]
Loeber's work was included in the exhibition and sale Onze Kunst van Heden (Our Art of Today) at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.[8] She was a member of the Kunstenaarsvereniging Laren-Blaricum&#;[nl] (Artists association Laren-Blaricum), Gooische Kunstkring (Gooische Art circle), and De Socialistischen Kunstenaarskring (The Socialist Artists Circle).[2]
In Loeber published her memoirs.[3]
Loeber died on 2 February in Laren, North Holland.[9] Loeber's portrait of fellow artist and influence, Toon Verhoef, is in the collection of the Rijksmuseum.[10]