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Arne Zuidhoek

Arne Zuidhoek was born in Nederland on a Friday the 13th, June 1941. At the age of 18 he enlisted on a merchant vessel, inviting him to sail around the world In fact Zuidhoek sailed in merchant- and navy vessels, studied at the Rijks Academy van Beeldende Kunsten (State Academy of Fine Arts) at Amsterdam, and worked as a publicist for a variety of papers and magazines; was in demand as a an illustrator, cartoonist and a pianist. From 1970 used to hibernate in Cape Verde or in Mediterranean countries (Spain, Tunesia) to become part-owner of the 75-ft schooneryacht De Hoop (The Hope).

In 1974 Verzinsels van Vader Wapper was published, 192 pictures following the themes of four different stories. After this debut (republished in 2016-‘7) wrote and illustrated at least one title per year, some of them translated into the English language. (A listing of some 80-odd books bij Arne Zuidhoek can be found on www.zuidhoek.nu.)
Arne Zuidhoek lived in Sequim, Washington and Santa Cruz, California from 1979 to 1983. This sojourn changed his artwork in divers aspects: in technique, colours, perception and performance.
In 2015-2016 Zuidhoek saw his study of maritime warfare and piracy established with the publication of the 4-Volume A-Z PIRATE ENCYCLOPEDIA, in 2019 reprinted as THE COMPLETE A-Z PIRATE ENCYCLOPEDIA, in 2020 as THE Pirate Encyclopedia, containing some 7.000 adventurerers, with concise biographies, both instructive and laced with new-found facts.
Arne Zuidhoek lives in the medieval town of Utrecht in the Netherlands.

References:

Anthony van Kampen, author, in The Maritime Netherlands (Hull, 1985; ISBN 0 948 493 01 1/in 1987 reprinted as The maritime world of Arne Zuidhoek 0 948 493 03 8): “More than just technique. Inspiration (…), and something which people tend to call “obsession”.” Jan Juffermans, Gallery Jan Juffermans, Utrecht: “Brilliant in the art of drawing.” Prof.dr.em J.R. Bruijn in: THE COMPLETE A-Z PIRATE ENCYCLOPEDIA (Utrecht, 2019; ISBN 978 90 6967 058 4) “”Maritime history is the beneficiary.” Johannes Sticher, Osnabrück, after having visited Arne Zuidhoek’s exposition “Zee in Zicht” (Sea in Sight), Den Helder 2000: “Arne Zuidhoek convinces me by his love both of winners and victims in naval history, by his sympathy both for the sea and the ships of all ages, by his taking pride in Dutch achievements past en present, and, last but not least, by his sense of humour.”