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Wim Heldens Painter
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Realist painter based in Amsterdam NL Winner BP Portrait Award NPG London 2011, ModPortrait 2021 Barcelona
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“With Love From Musanje”, 60 X 70 cm, oil on Canvas 2023 #dutchrealism #withlovefrommusanje #figurativeart #narrativepainting #portraitpainting #refugeesarewelcomehere #gayrightsarehumanrights #contemporaryrealism #modportrait2024
November 12, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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“Amsterdam 1275”, 45 x 45 cm, oil on canvas 2024 #amsterdam1275 #dutchrealism #figurativeart #narrativepainting #portraitpainting #refugeesarewelcomehere #gayrightsarehumanrights #contemporaryrealism #allpeopleareequal
November 11, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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"Diva", oil on canvas, 2025 80 x 70 cm #dutchrealism #figurativeart #narrativepainting #portraitpainting #refugeesarewelcomehere #gayrightsarehumanrights #contemporaryrealism #diva #crossdressing
November 10, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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“Homework”, 112 x 152 cm, oil on canvas, 2010, Private Collection The Netherlands #dutchrealism #figurativeart #narrativepainting #homework #childreninpaintings #contemporaryrealism
November 9, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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"Taiwo And His Castle", 2025, oil on canvas, 28 x 20 cm, private collection NL #muiderslot #muiderslotcastle #taiwoandhiscastle #dutchrealism #figurativeart #narrativepainting #portraitpainting #contemporaryrealism
November 8, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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“Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, 70 x 100 cm, 2021, oil on canvas #dutchrealism #figurativeart #narrativepainting #refugeeswelcome #equalityforall #mirrormirroronthewall
#notsnowwhite
November 7, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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"H.R.H King Taiwo", 40 x 30 cm oil on canvas 2025 #dutchrealism #figurativeart #narrativepainting #portraitpainting #portraitofafriend #kingtaiwo #muiderslot #muidencastle
November 5, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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"Comedy and Violence", oil on canvas, 2025, 75 x 80 cm #dutchrealism #figurativeart #narrativepainting #portraitpainting #refugeesarewelcomehere #gayrightsarehumanrights #contemporaryrealism #comedyandviolence
November 3, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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"Egbert", 75 x 85cm, 1991 (Collection Municipal Theater, Haarlem, The Netherlands) #egbertvanparidon #stadsschouwburghaarlem #dutchrealism #figurativeart #narrativepainting #portraitpainting #portraitofafriend #portraitcommission
November 2, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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"Diva", oil on canvas, 80 x 70 cm 2025 #diva #dutchrealism #figurativeart #narrativepainting #portraitpainting #refugeesarewelcomehere #gayrightsarehumanrights
November 2, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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"The Blue Boxershort", oil on canvas.( I cannot show the whole painting on insta, bottom part is cut off) #nohumanbeingisillegal #dutchrealism #figurativeart #narrativepainting #portraitpainting #refugeesarewelcomehere #gayrightsarehumanrights
September 6, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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“Thinking of Holland”, 120 x 170 cm, 2020, oil on canvas #dutchrealism #figurativeart #narrativepainting #refugeeswelcome #equalityforall #denkendaanholland #thinkingofholland
September 5, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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"Blue Bambi",...oil on canvas, 2025 #dutchrealism #figurativeart #narrativepainting #portraitpainting #refugeesarewelcomehere #gayrightsarehumanrights #bluebambi #contemporaryrealism
September 3, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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“Lipstick”, 40 x 55 cm, 2002, oil on canvas, Private Collection U.S.A. #lipstick #dutchrealism #figurativeart #narrativepainting #portraitpainting #contemporaryrealism
September 1, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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“Cats & Dogs”, 101,5 x 147,5 cm, oil on canvas, 2014, Collection MEAM, Barcelona #dutchrealism #figurativeart #narrativepainting #portraitpainting #contemporaryrealism #catsanddogs
August 31, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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“Squatter Jesus”, 40 x 30 cm, 2012, oil on canvas #dutchrealism #figurativeart #narrativepainting #portraitpainting #squatterjesus
August 30, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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Close up from "Tales From Uganda", oil on canvas, 2022 #dutchrealism #figurativeart #narrativepainting #portraitpainting #refugeesarewelcomehere #gayrightsarehumanrights #contemporaryrealism #talesfromuganda
August 29, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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“America”, 140 x 90 cm, 2012, oil on canvas #dutchrealism #figurativeart #narrativepainting #portraitpainting #america #abelincoln
August 29, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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"Amsterdam 1275", 45 x 45 cm, oil on canvas, 2024 #dutchrealism #figurativeart #narrativepainting #portraitpainting #refugeesarewelcomehere #gayrightsarehumanrights #contemporaryrealism
August 28, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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Part of "The Young Man And The Sea", oil on canvas #dutchrealism #figurativeart #narrativepainting #portraitpainting #refugeesarewelcomehere #gayrightsarehumanrights #theyoungmanandthesea
August 27, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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“Comedy and Violence”, 75 x 80 cm 2025, oil on canvas #comedyandviolence #dutchrealism #figurativeart #narrativepainting #portraitpainting #refugeesarewelcomehere #gayrightsarehumanrights
August 26, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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"The Pink Nailpolish", oil on canvas, 20 x 20 cm, 2024 #dutchrealism #figurativeart #narrativepainting #portraitpainting #refugeesarewelcomehere #gayrightsarehumanrights #contemporaryrealism
August 25, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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"light Whisper", 60 x 77cm, 2007 ( private Collection U.S.A.) #dutchrealism #figurativeart #narrativepainting #portraitpainting #lightwhisper #contemporaryrealism
August 24, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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"La Boheme" , 54x 66cm, Oil on canvas 2007.
Selected for the BP Portrait Award Exhibition, National Portrait Gallery London 2008 #labohemepuccini #dutchrealism #figurativeart #narrativepainting #portraitpainting #contemporaryrealism
August 23, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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"All About Scout", 110 x 90 cm 2006
August 22, 2025 at 10:47 AM