Dora Dolz de Herman (Barcelona, 5 November 1941 - Rotterdam, 1 March 2008)"Kunstenares Dora Dolz overleden," NRC Handelsblad, 4 maart 2008. was a Spanish-Dutch artist, best known for her outdoor ceramic works in the form of chairs and sofas.
Life and work Dolz grew up in Barcelona, where her father had a booth at the flea market. In 1965 she moved to the Netherlands when her husband wanted to pursue a PhD in economics at the Tinbergen Institute.Willemijn Stokvis (2008). "Dora Dolz (1941-2008) Weelderige, wulpse vormen kenmerken haar werk" in; NRC Handelsblad, 4 March 2008. Between 1967 and 1971 she studied at the Rotterdam Academy of Art,Hans Walgenbach. "Dora Dolz (1941-2008)." at walgenbach.nl, 09.2010; at archive.org 2016. where she was a lecturer herself from the 1980s.
As an artist Dolz mainly produced paintings, ceramics, glassware, rugs, which were often pictured in flamboyant colors form. Recurring themes (leitmotifs) in these works were birth, life, suffering and death. Her work is found in the collections of the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam and the Museum de Fundatie (Heino). There are sculptures by her in the center of Rotterdam, Rotterdam West,Ed. "Kunstenares is laaiend over vandalisme," Het vrije volk : democratisch-socialistisch dagblad, Rotterdam, 1986/07/18, p. 11.Ed. "Beeld van keramiek in Rotterdam omgestoten," De Volkskrant, 's-Hertogenbosch, 1986/07/18, p. 6.Ed. "Kunst is onoverwinnelijk," Het vrije volk : democratisch-socialistisch dagblad, Rotterdam, 1987/03/28 00:00:00, p. 16. Rotterdam North, Capelle aan den IJssel, Schiedam, Tiel and Groningen.
In 1988 Dotz received the Victorine Heftingprijs, and in January 2008 the municipality of Rotterdam awarded her the Wolfert van Borselen medal. She was awarded the Judith Leysterprize three times, the third time in 1992.Ed Wingen. "Staatsprijs". "De Telegraaf". Amsterdam, 1992/08/21, p. 17.
Her daughter is the filmmaker Sonia Herman Dolz, who in 2005 made a movie portrait about her called Portrait of Dora Dolz.Joyce Roodnat. "Dora Dolz kleurt Nederland in," NRC Handelsblad, 11 april 2006.Portrait of Dora Dolz; Sonia Herman Dolz; Long documentary - 2005 - 70 min at filmfestival.nl. Accessed 2019-05-13.
Exhibitions, a selection 1973. Gallery 't Venster, Rotterdam.Ed. "Tentoonstellingen in ons land". "De tijd : dagblad voor Nederland". Amsterdam, 1973/05/04, p. 8."Bertus Schmidt, "De vreemde dromen van Jan Kuiper," Het vrije volk : democratisch-socialistisch dagblad, Rotterdam, 1973/05/14, p. 9. 1975. Salon der Maassteden, Stedelijk Museum Schiedam.Bertus Schmidt, "Salon der Maassteden: beschermd huis," Het vrije volk : democratisch-socialistisch dagblad, Rotterdam, 1975/11/07, p. 19. 1975. Dora Dolz and Guus de Ruyter, De Doelen Rotterdam.Bertus Schmidt, "GALERIE: Verstilde dingen uit ons interieur," Het vrije volk : democratisch-socialistisch dagblad, Rotterdam, 1977/01/21, p. 15. 1977. Gallery da Costa, AmsterdamJan Paul Bresser (ed.) "BEELDENDE KUNST: Nieuwe aanwinst," De Volkskrant, 's-Hertogenbosch, 1977/12/09, p. 15. 1981. Gallery Alto, Rotterdam.Cas Wichers, "Tentoonstellingen: Dora Dolz," De Telegraaf, Amsterdam, 1981/10/16, p. 12. 1986. Salon D T' EEN, Gallery De lachende Koe, Rotterdam.Ed. "Twee groepsexposities in De Lachende Koe". "Het vrije volk : democratisch-socialistisch dagblad," Rotterdam, 1986/07/02, p. 8.Rob Smolders, "Salon DT," NRC Handelsblad, Rotterdam, 1986/07/04, p. CS8. 1987. Leda en de Zwaan, Gallery De lachende Koe RotterdamMarianne Vermeijden, "Amusante visies op Leda en de zwaan," NRC Handelsblad. Rotterdam, 1987/07/16, p. 6. 1992. Keramisch werk en schilderijen van Dora Dolz, Noordbrabants Museum, 's-Hertogenbosch.Lucette ter Borg. "Dora Dolz: kunst is als pokeren; Spaanse kunstenares wil met verf en klei een precair evenwicht tot stand brengen." NRC Handelsblad. 3 February 1992. 2005. Galerij Erasmus, Complex Hoboken, Rotterdam."Galerieselectie." NRC Handelsblad. 6 Januari 2005. 2007-08. Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam.Ed. "Dora Dolz," NRC Handelsblad. 30 november 2007.
Gallery Sculptures
Fauteuils and chaise Longues
References
External links
Dora Dolz website