Cor Dam (1935-2019)
period: 1975-1990
origin: The Netherlands
dimensions (cm): h43 x w25 x d23 cm
dimensions (inch): h16,93 x w9,84 x d9,06 in
material: ceramic
Acquired directly from his heirs: a vivacious collection of sculptures by the Dutch sculptor Cor Dam (1935–2019).
Numerous more sculptures available. Please request our catalogue by email.
Known for his infectious delight for shapes, textures, and geometry, Dam’s work is deliberately intended to spark joy. Growing up, his hands were always molding, drawing, and building—an energy that carried straight into his practice as an artist, yielding an impressive magnitude of sculptures.
Educated at the Royal Academy in The Hague and Delft’s University of Technology under professor Wenckebach, Dam began his career in the 1960s as a designer at De Porceleyne Fles, a radical, experimental ceramic manufactory, which also produced the world-famous Delft Blue. Here, he mixed centuries-old tradition with bold abstraction, constantly challenging himself to explore new materials in his work and master a wide range of techniques: from ceramics to concrete, bronze, and brick.
Dam continued this inventiveness for many years at Structuur 68 in The Hague, a studio for ceramic experimentation that strongly encouraged his daring artistry. He often drew inspiration from sculptors such as Henry Moore, Brâncuși, Jacques Lipchitz, and Hans Arp. Sharing their attraction to geometry—not as a rigid formal device, but as a driving motif—he reinvented form in flowing motion, in shining glazes, and in curves and planes of clay both bold and seductive. Above all, Dam’s work radiates the same vitality with which it was made: playful, experimental, refined, and ever so charming.
Cor Dam (1935-2019)
period: 1975-1990
origin: The Netherlands
dimensions (cm): h43 x w25 x d23 cm
dimensions (inch): h16,93 x w9,84 x d9,06 in
material: ceramic
Acquired directly from his heirs: a vivacious collection of sculptures by the Dutch sculptor Cor Dam (1935–2019).
Numerous more sculptures available. Please request our catalogue by email.
Known for his infectious delight for shapes, textures, and geometry, Dam’s work is deliberately intended to spark joy. Growing up, his hands were always molding, drawing, and building—an energy that carried straight into his practice as an artist, yielding an impressive magnitude of sculptures.
Educated at the Royal Academy in The Hague and Delft’s University of Technology under professor Wenckebach, Dam began his career in the 1960s as a designer at De Porceleyne Fles, a radical, experimental ceramic manufactory, which also produced the world-famous Delft Blue. Here, he mixed centuries-old tradition with bold abstraction, constantly challenging himself to explore new materials in his work and master a wide range of techniques: from ceramics to concrete, bronze, and brick.
Dam continued this inventiveness for many years at Structuur 68 in The Hague, a studio for ceramic experimentation that strongly encouraged his daring artistry. He often drew inspiration from sculptors such as Henry Moore, Brâncuși, Jacques Lipchitz, and Hans Arp. Sharing their attraction to geometry—not as a rigid formal device, but as a driving motif—he reinvented form in flowing motion, in shining glazes, and in curves and planes of clay both bold and seductive. Above all, Dam’s work radiates the same vitality with which it was made: playful, experimental, refined, and ever so charming.
