Harry van Gestel

Quick Facts

Full Name	Harry van Gestel
Occupation	Painter
Date Of Birth	May 12, 1953(1953-05-12)
Age	71
Country	Kingdom of the Netherlands
Birth City	Reusel
Horoscope	Taurus

Harry van Gestel Biography

Harry van Gestel is one of the most popular and richest Painter who was born on May 12, 1953 in Reusel, Kingdom of the Netherlands. Harry van Gestel, a Dutch artist and painter, was born 12 May 1953. He currently lives and works in Amsterdam. Harry van Gestel’s artworks range from oil paintings to sculptures. His large abstract works that measure 2×2 meters to 3×6 meters in size are his most well-known. Van Gestel has lived in many countries around the world, including South America, Europe, America, Taiwan and South America. He now resides in Amsterdam, where he has his studio and gallery.

Van Gestel was awarded a solo exhibition at Gallery Marie Louise Woltering’s well-known Spiegelkwartier, Amsterdam in 1992. He lived, worked and realized numerous shows in Paris, New York City and Altea between 1995 and 1997. Since 1998, Van Gestel has maintained a permanent exhibit in Amsterdam’s central area. A solo exhibition of Van Gestel’s work was held at Sotheby’s Amsterdam in 2006. The Nagasaki Museum of History and Culture, Japan, hosted an exhibition of works by five prominent Dutch artists in 2007. Harry presented a variety of works in 2009 at the International Museum of Contemporary Art Vinhedo in Brazil.

In 1998 Harry van Gestel opened his gallery in the city centre of Amsterdam. Since early 2013 the gallery is directed by Thomas van de Meer, owner of Vault17. The artist has his studio space in the gallery. The location functions as a spot for international artists to come together and inspire each other. Van Gestel stresses the importance of sharing and collaborating between artists. “Over the years people from all corners of the globe have visited us and have given us the chance to inspire each other. A “sharing” factor in many ways has always prevailed in the gallery, sharing your art, energy, thoughts or space”.

From around the start of the millennium the works of Harry van Gestel have been auctioned by Sotheby’s Amsterdam multiple times. In 2006 Sotheby’s organised a solo exhibition of the works of Harry van Gestel at their location in the centre of Amsterdam.

In 1981 Harry van Gestel started working on international shows. His works were displayed in Mexico, Colombia, the Bahamas, Colombia, and the United States over the next few years. In 1984, he began multiple projects in Switzerland. He traveled the United States between 1990 and 1993 to work on various art workshops.

Harry van Gestel Net Worth

Harry van Gestel is one of the richest Painter from Kingdom of the Netherlands. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Harry van Gestel 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Art collectors, curators, and investors have collected Harry van Gestel’s artworks since the 1980s. His works are found in private collections throughout Europe, including the United States, Canada and Japan.

Harry van Gestel was born in Reusel. He majored in Botany, and soon after graduating, he combined his creativity with his studies. He worked as a designer and decorator for large multinationals in the Netherlands and America from the 1980s to the 1990s. He moved to New York City in the late 1980s to dedicate his life to art. Harry van Gestel lived throughout his life in New York City (New York City), Brazil, Los Angeles, London and Taiwan.

Since 1998 Harry van Gestel is the founder of Foundation Mercurius Communication through Art. The foundation has been supporting Charities and projects internationally through the sales of Van Gestel’s work. Since 1998 the foundation has supported Het Babyhuis, Cliniclowns, breast cancer research, Bio revalidatie, AIDS foundation, Kidney foundation, primary schools in Brazil amongst other projects.

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Harry Ranked on the list of most popular Painter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Kingdom of the Netherlands. Harry van Gestel celebrates birthday on May 12 of every year.