Wim Heldens Painter
@wimheldens.bsky.social
Realist painter based in Amsterdam NL Winner BP Portrait Award NPG London 2011, ModPortrait 2021 Barcelona
"H.R.H. King Taiwo", 40 x 30 cm, oil on canvas 2025 #dutchrealism #figurativeart #narrativepainting #portraitpainting #portraitofafriend
February 10, 2026 at 9:47 AM
"H.R.H. King Taiwo", 40 x 30 cm, oil on canvas 2025 #dutchrealism #figurativeart #narrativepainting #portraitpainting #portraitofafriend
"Mo", 40 x 30 cm oil on canvas 2025 #dutchrealism #figurativeart #narrativepainting #portraitpainting #portraitofafriend
February 9, 2026 at 8:11 AM
"Mo", 40 x 30 cm oil on canvas 2025 #dutchrealism #figurativeart #narrativepainting #portraitpainting #portraitofafriend
“Tales From Uganda”‘ 100 x 135 cm 2022, oil on canvas #dutchrealism #gayrightsarehumanrights #refugeesarewelcomehere #figurativeart #contemporaryrealism
February 8, 2026 at 8:10 AM
“Tales From Uganda”‘ 100 x 135 cm 2022, oil on canvas #dutchrealism #gayrightsarehumanrights #refugeesarewelcomehere #figurativeart #contemporaryrealism
"Natty", 35 x 35 cm oil on canvas, second prize FIKVA miniartures #dutchrealism #lovethyneighborlikeyouloveyourself #humanism #figurativeart #allpeopleareequals
February 7, 2026 at 9:09 AM
"Natty", 35 x 35 cm oil on canvas, second prize FIKVA miniartures #dutchrealism #lovethyneighborlikeyouloveyourself #humanism #figurativeart #allpeopleareequals
"Comedy and Violence", oil on canvas 2025 , 75 x 80 cm #comedyandviolence #dutchrealism #figurativeart #narrativepainting #refugeesarewelcomehere
February 5, 2026 at 9:28 AM
"Comedy and Violence", oil on canvas 2025 , 75 x 80 cm #comedyandviolence #dutchrealism #figurativeart #narrativepainting #refugeesarewelcomehere
"Reading Time", oil on canvas, 110 x 90 cm 2023, back home after Figurativas 2025 in MEAM Barcelona #figurativas2025 #readingtine #dutchrealism #figurativeart #refugeesarewelcomehere
February 4, 2026 at 7:55 AM
"Reading Time", oil on canvas, 110 x 90 cm 2023, back home after Figurativas 2025 in MEAM Barcelona #figurativas2025 #readingtine #dutchrealism #figurativeart #refugeesarewelcomehere
“Distracted”, 75 x 55 cm, 2011, oil on canvas, First Prize BP Portrait Award 2011, National Portrait Gallery London.
Private Collection The Netherlands #BPportraitaward2011 #dutchrealism #figurativeart #portraitpainting
Private Collection The Netherlands #BPportraitaward2011 #dutchrealism #figurativeart #portraitpainting
February 3, 2026 at 4:50 PM
“Distracted”, 75 x 55 cm, 2011, oil on canvas, First Prize BP Portrait Award 2011, National Portrait Gallery London.
Private Collection The Netherlands #BPportraitaward2011 #dutchrealism #figurativeart #portraitpainting
Private Collection The Netherlands #BPportraitaward2011 #dutchrealism #figurativeart #portraitpainting
Close up from "Thinking Of Holland", oil on canvas 2020 #dutchrealism #denkendaanholland #thinkingofholland #allpeopleareequals #narrativepainting
February 2, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Close up from "Thinking Of Holland", oil on canvas 2020 #dutchrealism #denkendaanholland #thinkingofholland #allpeopleareequals #narrativepainting
"Tyler", 35 x 35 cm, oil on canvas 2024 #portraitpainting #contemporaryrealism #portraitofafriend #dutchrealism #figurativeart
February 1, 2026 at 10:45 AM
"Tyler", 35 x 35 cm, oil on canvas 2024 #portraitpainting #contemporaryrealism #portraitofafriend #dutchrealism #figurativeart
"Hekkelman & Hekkelman", 85 x 95 cm, 1994
Collection nv Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten,The Hague, The Netherlands. #figurativeart #portraitcommission #hekkelman #banknederlandsegemeenten #dutchrealism
Collection nv Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten,The Hague, The Netherlands. #figurativeart #portraitcommission #hekkelman #banknederlandsegemeenten #dutchrealism
January 31, 2026 at 8:56 AM
"Hekkelman & Hekkelman", 85 x 95 cm, 1994
Collection nv Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten,The Hague, The Netherlands. #figurativeart #portraitcommission #hekkelman #banknederlandsegemeenten #dutchrealism
Collection nv Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten,The Hague, The Netherlands. #figurativeart #portraitcommission #hekkelman #banknederlandsegemeenten #dutchrealism
Close up from "Bicycle", oil on canvas, private collection USA #dutchrealism #figurativeart #narrativepainting #portraitpainting #contemporaryrealism
January 30, 2026 at 10:31 AM
Close up from "Bicycle", oil on canvas, private collection USA #dutchrealism #figurativeart #narrativepainting #portraitpainting #contemporaryrealism
“Mississippi River”, 50 x 65 cm, oil on canvas 2020 #mississippiriver #dutchrealism #figurativeart #narrativepainting #contemporaryrealism
January 29, 2026 at 7:15 PM
“Mississippi River”, 50 x 65 cm, oil on canvas 2020 #mississippiriver #dutchrealism #figurativeart #narrativepainting #contemporaryrealism
"Enrique and E.T.", 40 x 45 cm, oil on canvas 2025 (portrait of my esteemed colleague the great painter Enrqie Collar) #enriquecollar #dutchrealism #portraitpainting #thepersistenceofthegaze #portraitofafriend
January 28, 2026 at 8:23 AM
"Enrique and E.T.", 40 x 45 cm, oil on canvas 2025 (portrait of my esteemed colleague the great painter Enrqie Collar) #enriquecollar #dutchrealism #portraitpainting #thepersistenceofthegaze #portraitofafriend
"Mo", 40 x 30 cm, oil on canvas 2025 #dutchrealism #figurativeart #portraitpainting #wonderfulimmigrant #contemporaryrealism
January 27, 2026 at 3:06 PM
"Mo", 40 x 30 cm, oil on canvas 2025 #dutchrealism #figurativeart #portraitpainting #wonderfulimmigrant #contemporaryrealism
“Still I Rise”, 130 x 80 cm. Portrait of Sylvana Simons, human rights activist. #sylvanasimons #portraitpainting #refugeesarewelcomehere #bij1 #narrativepainting
January 26, 2026 at 9:29 AM
“Still I Rise”, 130 x 80 cm. Portrait of Sylvana Simons, human rights activist. #sylvanasimons #portraitpainting #refugeesarewelcomehere #bij1 #narrativepainting
"Thinking Of Holland", oil on canvas 2020, 120 x 170 cm #denkendaanholland #thinkingofholland #dutchrealism #lovethyneighborlikeyouloveyourself #humanism
January 25, 2026 at 9:54 AM
"Thinking Of Holland", oil on canvas 2020, 120 x 170 cm #denkendaanholland #thinkingofholland #dutchrealism #lovethyneighborlikeyouloveyourself #humanism
"The Picture Of William Bennett", 76 x 101,5cm, 1994 oil on canvas, Private Collection USA #thepictureofdoriangray #dutchrealism #figurativeart #narrativepainting #portraitpainting
January 24, 2026 at 1:17 PM
"The Picture Of William Bennett", 76 x 101,5cm, 1994 oil on canvas, Private Collection USA #thepictureofdoriangray #dutchrealism #figurativeart #narrativepainting #portraitpainting
"Comedy and Violence", oil on canvas, 2025 #dutchrealism #comedyandviolence #refugeesarewelcomehere #gayrightsarehumanrights #contemporaryrealism
January 23, 2026 at 1:39 PM
"Comedy and Violence", oil on canvas, 2025 #dutchrealism #comedyandviolence #refugeesarewelcomehere #gayrightsarehumanrights #contemporaryrealism
New painting : "Fever", oil on canvas, 45 x60 cm 2026 #dutchrealism #figurativeart #fever #refugeesarewelcomehere #gayrightsarehumanrights
January 22, 2026 at 9:30 AM
New painting : "Fever", oil on canvas, 45 x60 cm 2026 #dutchrealism #figurativeart #fever #refugeesarewelcomehere #gayrightsarehumanrights
“Reading Time”, 110 x 90 cm, 2023, oil on canvas #refugeesarewelcomehere #gayrightsarehumanrights #contemporaryrealism #figurativeart #narrativepainting #portraitpainting
January 20, 2026 at 9:09 AM
“Reading Time”, 110 x 90 cm, 2023, oil on canvas #refugeesarewelcomehere #gayrightsarehumanrights #contemporaryrealism #figurativeart #narrativepainting #portraitpainting
"Shaun", oil on canvas, 2004, private collection London #dutchrealism #figurativeart #narrativepainting #portraitpainting #contemporaryrealism
January 19, 2026 at 9:22 AM
"Shaun", oil on canvas, 2004, private collection London #dutchrealism #figurativeart #narrativepainting #portraitpainting #contemporaryrealism
“Vicky & Pat”, 70 x 70 cm, 2018, oil on canvas, Private Collection USA #dutchrealism #figurativeart #narrativepainting #portraitpainting #portraitcommission
January 18, 2026 at 2:11 PM
“Vicky & Pat”, 70 x 70 cm, 2018, oil on canvas, Private Collection USA #dutchrealism #figurativeart #narrativepainting #portraitpainting #portraitcommission
"Mother and Son", 40 x 45 cm, 1998 (Private Collection,London), oil on canvas #dutchrealism #figurativeart #narrativepainting #portraitpainting #portraitofafriend
January 16, 2026 at 9:46 AM
"Mother and Son", 40 x 45 cm, 1998 (Private Collection,London), oil on canvas #dutchrealism #figurativeart #narrativepainting #portraitpainting #portraitofafriend
Close up from "Tattoo", oil on canvas 2011 #dutchrealism #figurativeart #narrativepainting #incredulousthomas #contemporaryrealism
January 15, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Close up from "Tattoo", oil on canvas 2011 #dutchrealism #figurativeart #narrativepainting #incredulousthomas #contemporaryrealism
"Music", 180 x 200 cm, oil on canvas, 2013 #dutchrealism #figurativeart #narrativepainting #musicinpaintings #contemporaryrealism
January 14, 2026 at 12:10 PM
"Music", 180 x 200 cm, oil on canvas, 2013 #dutchrealism #figurativeart #narrativepainting #musicinpaintings #contemporaryrealism