Cornelis Rol, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Cornelis Rol

Dutch artist

Date of Birth: 02-Sep-1877

Place of Birth: Edam, North Holland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 31-Jan-1963

Profession: artist

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Cornelis Rol (September 2, 1877 - January 31, 1963) was a Dutch graphic artist, painter, lithographer and illustrator.
He was best known for his participation in sixteen Verkade albums. Rol received his artistic education at the Teken school in Edam and at the Rijksnormaal school in Amsterdam .
He later became a drawing teacher at the Applied Arts Quellinus Amsterdam. He lived and worked in Edam, Amsterdam, The Hague until 1929 and then in Voorburg. His son Henricus Rol also made illustrations for the Verkade albums.