{"id":143088,"date":"2018-01-16T17:55:00","date_gmt":"2018-01-16T15:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/aalten-achteruit\/willy-walvoort-1935-2018-draughtsman-painter\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T23:05:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T21:05:57","slug":"willy-walvoort-1935-2018-draughtsman-painter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/culture-sports\/artist\/willy-walvoort-1935-2018-draughtsman-painter\/","title":{"rendered":"Willy Walvoort"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Jan Willem (Willy) Walvoort was born on July 17, 1935, in Aalten, as the son of factory worker Johannes Walvoort and Berendina Geertruida Prinsen. He worked professionally as a maintenance man for the Vereniging Volkshuisvesting (later De Woonplaats), but gained local fame as a draftsman and painter. Walvoort captured numerous locations in Aalten, Bredevoort, and the surrounding area. He passed away on January 16, 2018, at the age of 82. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Willy Walvoort (1935\u20132018)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Youth, education, and profession<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Walvoort showed an interest in drawing and painting from an early age. Mr. Siebrands of the Public Primary School<\/a> in Aalten advised Walvoort’s parents to send their son to the Art Academy. However, his parents were not in favor of this. They considered it more important to “learn a good trade to earn a living.”<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After primary school, he attended the Technical School, training in carpentry and masonry. Subsequently, he specialized in technical drawing. His career led him to the Volkshuisvesting, where he worked as a maintenance man for many years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oeuvre of drawings, paintings, and illustrations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Alongside his work, Walvoort steadily built an oeuvre consisting primarily of pen drawings and paintings featuring recognizable village and cityscapes. In a 1999 interview, he named the Achterhoek painter Piet te Lintum<\/a> as his greatest inspiration\u2014\u201cthe painting ambassador of the Achterhoek\u201d<\/em>. Modest as he was, Willy stated in an interview that an excessive amount of talent is not required to draw and paint. “If you are willing and able to put a lot of love and time into it, you will go a long way!” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Walvoort gained fame as a book illustrator in 1995. He illustrated the reissue of Henk Krosenbrink\u2019s novel Het Beloofde Land<\/em> (The Promised Land). In 1997, he provided the cover illustration for Jos Wessels\u2019 book: Nazareth en zijn katholieken<\/em> (Nazareth and its Catholics). Nout Wellink, then president of the Dutch Central Bank and born in Bredevoort, was presented with the first copy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Final years and passing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In the final stage of his life, Walvoort spent some time in a nursing home in Varsseveld. He passed away on January 16, 2018; the funeral took place in private. Hundreds of drawings and paintings in private and local collections keep the memory of this artist alive. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Gallery<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A selection of work by Willy Walvoort:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The village school<\/a> on Landstraat in Aalten in 1824<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The village school<\/a> on Landstraat in Aalten in 1824<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Three Protestant churches<\/a> in Aalten<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The Ambthuis<\/a> in Bredevoort<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The Ambthuis<\/a> in Bredevoort<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Markt, Bredevoort<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Tea house Bredevoort<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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‘t Meestershuus <\/a>on Geurdenstraat in Aalten<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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De Wever (later Schepersveld<\/a>, now Suzie’s Farm), Haart<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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