Karel de Nerée dead Babberich
Christophe Karel Henri (Carel) de Nerée tot Babberich (born March 18, 1880 in Zevenaar , † October 19, 1909 in Todtmoos ) was a Dutch self-taught graphic artist whose work in the decadent and symbolist style of Aubrey Beardsley and Jan Toorop was one of the highlights of the Dutch symbolist art around 1900 is one of them.
De Nerée was born to Frederick Nerée tot Babberich (1851-1882) and Constance van Houten (1858-1930). Karel had two brothers, Richard (1878-1945) and Frans (1882-1929). After the early death of his father, his mother moved to The Hague with her sons in 1894 . At the age of fifteen De Nerée went to Antwerp to study at the commercial school.
De Nerée tried to occupy himself with poetry in 1898, but only created two French-language poems in the style of Charles Baudelaire and Paul Verlaine , which only appeared posthumously in 1916 in the "Revue de Hollande".
He passed the consular examination in The Hague in 1898 and was employed at the Ministry of the Interior.
De Nerée became friends around 1900 with the Dutch writer Henri van Booven (1877–1964), who gave him the book "The Early Work" (first edition 1899) by Aubrey Beardsley.
In 1901 De Nerée worked in the diplomatic mission of Holland in Madrid. There he fell ill with tuberculosis, a disease that determined his future life.
Inspired by Beardsley's work, De Nerée began drawing graphics as a self-taught artist. Later, between 1904 and 1905, he developed his own unique style.
He is considered one of the few “decadent” Dutch representatives of the European symbolist movement. He did not exhibit. His work was only exhibited after his death. Because of his progressive illness, drawing and painting became increasingly difficult after 1906.
In the last eight years of his life he visited health resorts in Switzerland, Germany and Italy. He spent most of the summers in The Hague and Babberich in the Netherlands. He died in the southern German spa town of Todtmoos and was buried in Clarens near Montreux .
He has also influenced some Dutch artists, of which René Gockinga (1893–1962) and Otto Verhagen (1885–1951) are the most important.
literature
- Karel de Nerée dead Babberich . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 25 : Moehring – Olivié . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1931, p. 389 .
- Pieter A. Scheen: Lexicon Nederlandse beeldende kunstenaars , 1981, p. 368
- H. van Booven, Karel de Nerée, 18 Maart 1880-19 October 1909 , Elseviers Geïllustreerd Maandschrift 42 (1911), pp. 6-18
- G. Gratama, Tentoonstelling van werken van Karel de Nerée in the Haagschen Kunstkring , Onze Kunst 10 (1911), pp. 39-40
- J. Engelman, Karel de Nerée tot Babberich , De Gemeenschap 11 (1935), pp. 350-355
- PNH Domela Nieuwenhuis, Karel de Nerée tot Babberich (1880–1909) , Museumjournaal juni (1962), p. 16–
- E. Derksen, En wie, die midden tusschen de paardebloemen zit, niet gaarne een an exotic orchid? 75 tekeningen van Christoph Karel Henri de Nerée tot Babberich (1880–1909) uit de collectie van het Gemeentemuseum Arnhem, Arnhem 1986 [with bibliography]
- S. van Nispen dead Sevenaer, Christophe Henri Karel de Nerée dead Babberich (1880–1909) , tableau 9 dec. 1986, p. 52–
- R. Nilsson, Carel de Nerée dead Babberich , act 15 [no. 50] (1991), pp. 35-46
- E. Derksen, De dandy-kunstenaar Karel de Nerée tot Babberich , in: A. Hielkema (red.), De dandy of de overschrijding van het alledaagse. Facetten van het dandyisme, Meppel / Amsterdam 1989, pp. 114-130
Web links
- Karel de Nerée dead Babberich. Biographical data and works in the Netherlands Institute for Art History (Dutch)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nerée tot Babberich, Karel de |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Nerée to Babberich, Christophe Karel Henri de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch graphic artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 18, 1880 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zevenaar |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 19, 1909 |
| Place of death | Dead moss |