From Doodling on Napkins to Acres of Art: Quogue Gallery Features Works of Sculptor Hans Van de Bovenkamp

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Quogue Gallery is delighted that the New York Times has covered the remarkable story of sculptor Hans Van de Bovenkamp, you can view his work at the following link: Quogue Gallery

The Dutch-born sculptor and longtime New Yorker Hans Van de Bovenkamp discovered the artists community on Long Island’s East End when he sold a piece to Edward Albee. Some years later, he rented the sculptor Wilfrid Zogbaum’s studio in East Hampton’s Springs neighborhood, near Willem de Kooning.

Hans Van de Bovenkamp in his living room. Among the pieces surrounding him are a bronze Buddha from Myanmar, far left on high shelf with two of his own bronze works, “Grecian Voyage” and “Circles and Waves”; one of his paintings (far right on wall), beside a work by Calvin Grimm. On the floor are, from left, a sculpture by William King; a Knoll lamp in a marble base; and “Menos,” another Van de Bovenkamp. On the staircase is a wooden Dogon figure by an unknown African sculptor. Credit Rebecca Smeyne for The New York Times

In 2001 he bought what he describes as a “funky farmhouse” and stable on 7.5 acres in Sagaponack. Walking around the property one chilly day, Mr. Van de Bovenkamp, 79, explained that he had gutted the house, and transformed two outlying buildings into studios, one for sculpture, the other for painting and contemplation.

His art collection sprawls across nearly every room of the house and includes spur-of-the-moment purchases made at small galleries, Buddhist sculptures obtained on sojourns through Asia, and works acquired in swaps or at friendly prices from artists, sculptors and photographers he has met. Outside are about 50 of his sculptures, ranging from 8 to 20 feet high, which sometimes travel to shows and exhibitions.” To read the full NY Times piece go HERE

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