Jean (Johannes-)Paul Vroom (The Hague 1922 – Amsterdam 2006) pursued the study of painting at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in The Hague from 1938 to 1939 before embarking to Paris. There, he attended the École Estienne from 1944 to 1946, honing his skills in various graphic techniques. Over the course of his life, he produced numerous engravings, etchings, lithographs, and silkscreen prints. Returning to the Netherlands in 1955, he started teaching at the Free Academy of George Lampe in The Hague. Influenced by Rein Draaier, he often chose landscapes as his subject matter – fields, plants, leaves, but also urban landscapes, such as those in the United States. His collaboration with Hans van Manen resulted in numerous costume and set designs for the Dutch Dance Theatre and the National Ballet, as well as portraits of dancers like Rachel Beaujean and Rudolf Nureyev.
www.ftn-books.com has several publications on Vroom available.
