Felix Hess
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Born20 June 1878
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died9 April 1943 (aged 64)
Sobibor, Poland
Felix Hess | |
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| Born | 20 June 1878 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Died | 9 April 1943 (aged 64) Sobibor, Poland |
Felix Hess (20 June 1878 – 9 April 1943) was a Dutch painter. He studied at Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten in Amsterdam. His teachers included Pieter Dupont. He was a member of Arti et Amicitiae and Kunstenaarsvereniging Sint Lucas.[1] His work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[2] His work was included in the 1939 exhibition and sale Onze Kunst van Heden (Our Art of Today) at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.[3]
Hess was killed in the Sobibor extermination camp during World War II.[2]
