About Piet Esser
Lived 1914 – 2004 (aged 90). Piet Esser was a Dutch sculptor, photographer, ceramicist, medalist and draftsperson.
Barmhartige Samaritaan (Good Samaritan) by Piet Esser in Utrecht.
Vincent Pieter Semeyn Esser known as Piet Esser (9 March 1914, Baarn – 19 November 2004 ) was a Dutch sculptor. and became a professor at the Rijksakademie, Amsterdam in 1947.
Selected works Troelstramonument (monument to Pieter Jelles Troelstra) in The Hague (1953) Watersnood 1953 (North Sea flood of 1953) in sculpture garden of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam (1957) Brederomonument (monument to Gerbrand Adriaensz Bredero) in Amsterdam (1968) Icarus in The Hague (1974) Barmhartige Samaritaan (Good Samaritan) in Utrecht (1976) Statue of Cornelis Lely in Lelystad (1984, erected 2002 but removed at sculptor's request in 2003)
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Who was Piet Esser?
Dutch sculptor (1914-2004)
When was Piet Esser born?
Piet Esser was born on 9 March 1914 in Baarn.
When did Piet Esser die?
Piet Esser died on 19 November 2004 in Leeuwarden.
What was Piet Esser's occupation?
Piet Esser was a sculptor, photographer, ceramicist, medalist and draftsperson.
What nationality was Piet Esser?
Piet Esser was Dutch.
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