New Hague School (visual arts)

Immediately after the Second World War The Hague artists came up with their own renewal in painting in addition to the experimental Cobra movement.

As a loose continuation of Verve, the group Fugare was founded in 1960, with an emphasis on non-figurative art.

These groups were considered to be the main part of the New Hague School.

This term was first used by Jos de Gruyter (1899–1979), chief curator of modern art at the Gemeentemuseum Den Haag and later director.

[2] The painters: And the sculptors: Artists, that later joined the group: Some of contemporary artists, which can be considered part of the New Hague School, but didn't joined Verve, Fugare and the Posthoorn-group, such as: Furthermore, also some of the contemporaries, who exhibited at the art gallery De Posthoorn, such as:

Co Westerik in 1955
Sculpture Sun , The Hague 1961, by Aart van den IJssel , one of the members of the Posthoorn-group
Chris de Moor joined Fugare in 1962.
Willem Hussem took part in Verve and Fugare.
1960 sculpture by Theo van der Nahmer , who also took part in Verve and Fugare