Nic. Jonk beelden : Beeldentuin de nereïden Groot-Schermer, N-H.

Sculptor and painter Nic Jonk (1928-1994) is known for his plastic arts– round shaped sculptures cast in bronze. Together with Auke de Vries and Arthur Sproncken, he is one of the most important representatives of post-war Dutch sculpture art
Between 1945 and 1953, he took evening classes at the school for applied arts in Amsterdam; figure drawing and sculpture with Wessel Couzijn.
Between 1950 and 1954, he studied at the Rijksnormaal School in Amsterdam, and between 1953 and 1956, he studied sculpture with Piet Esser at the Rijksakademie.
In 1965, he settled down in the village of Grootschermer, North Holland, with his wife and six children and began the Nick Jonk Museum and Sculpture Garden. The sculpture garden in Grootschermer contains giant pieces of sculpture that carelessly sputter a joy of life.The sunlight creates lovely patterns of light and shadow on the polished bronze surfaces.