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Willem van Dedem

Baron
Willem van Dedem
Born 1929
Died (2015-11-26)26 November 2015 (aged 86)
Nationality Dutch
Occupation Businessman
Known for
  • Art collecting
  • Philanthropy
Awards

Baron Willem van Dedem, also styled as Willem, Baron van Dedem, (1929–2015) was a Dutch businessman, art collector, art historian and philanthropist. He donated artworks to the National Gallery in London, the Rijksmuseum and the Mauritshuis.

After donating five works to the Mauritshuis, he was awarded both the Museum Medal and the Officer's Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau.

He was president of the board of The European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF).

His art collection was catalogued in a 2002 book by Peter C. Sutton. A 2012 supplement by Sutton described fifteen later additions. At various times, the collection included works by Rembrandt, Pieter Claesz and Adriaen Coorte.

van Dedem died on 26 November 2015. His wife Ronny, who survived him, is an artist. They had lived for many years in London. His great uncle was the shipping magnate Daniel George van Beuningen.

Works owned by van Dedem included:


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