Square Island in the Lake (1996)

Frans de Wit

Frans de Wit (Leiden, the Netherlands, 1942 – 2004) was a sculptor and landscape artist.

‘Frans de Wit was one of the best Dutch sculptors of his generation, along with Carel Visser, David van de Kop, Cornelius Rogge and Lon Pennock. He built an impressive oeuvre, which included commissions for sculptures in public spaces. For Frans de Wit, the place was the starting point for such sculptures. The dimensions ensured that the works of art were in balance with man, nature and surroundings. De Wit chose a variety of materials. It was characteristic of him that he worked these materials with his own hands – and with tools he designed himself. This working largely determined the image; it grew during the process of creation. Such projects sometimes took years to complete.’ From a lecture by art historian Jetteke Bolten Rempt.