Felix Hess

Felix Hess
Born(1878-06-20)20 June 1878
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died9 April 1943(1943-04-09) (aged 64)
Sobibor, Poland
NationalityDutch
OccupationPainter

Felix Hess (20 June 1878 – 9 April 1943) was a Dutch painter. He studied at Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten in Amsterdam. His teachers included Pieter Dupont [nl]. He was a member of Arti et Amicitiae and Kunstenaarsvereniging Sint Lucas [nl].[1] His work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[2] His work was included in the 1939 exhibition and sale Onze Kunst van Heden (Our Art of Today) at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.[3]

Hess was killed in the Sobibor extermination camp during World War II.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Felix Hess". RKD. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Felix Hess". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Onze kunst van heden, 1939 -". Beeldend BeNeLux Elektronisch (Lexicon). Retrieved 7 January 2021.


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