Career
Bieling was a Dutch artist who worked in the Rotterdam area. He produced a large ouvre of paintings, sculpture and prints. HB was particularly noted for his use of "Bieling Blue" a vivid dark blue.
In 1917 Bieling founded an artistic group called De Branding (The Surf or The Breakers in Dutch).
Other members included Laurens van Kuik, Ger ladage (aka Gerwhl), Bernard Toon Gits, January Sirks and Wim Schmacher. Their aim was to exhibit and promote the new modern art in the Netherlands.
They had many links with other art groups including De Stijl and Der Sturm. Bieling organized many modern art shows.
These shows included paintings by himself and many modern artists including Otto Gleichmann, Kurt Schwitters, Constantin Brâncuși, and Piet Mondriaan.
1917 Leonard Hutton Galleries, New York ( with Kees van Dongen)
1921 Rotterdamsche Kunstkring,Rotterdam
1922 Kestneregesellschaft, Hannover
1925 Kunstzaal Van Hasselt, Rotterdam
1931 Rotterdamsche Kunstkring
1936 Kunstzaal Van Lier, Amsterdam
1955 Kunstatelier de Stroom, Rotterdam
1958 Haagse Kunstkring, Den Haag
1967 Kuntstzaal Van Lier, Veere
1968 Galerie De Sfinx, Amsterdam
1975 Vrije University, Amsterdam
1979 Kunsthandel Borzo, Den Bosch
1988 Kunsthandel Smelik & Stokking, Denn Haag
2003 Kasteel van Rhoon, Albrandswaard.