His Life
From Putte to Palm Springs
Eight chapters of William's life. Each stop will have its own film of William, an AI recreation made from his books and records.
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Chapter 1 · The Netherlands · 1939–1950
Putte, where he began
William was born on 7 April 1939 in Putte, on the Belgian–Dutch border. The family lived through the war in Holland, and he began to draw as a child. In 1950 the family left for America.
Birth date verified Estate biographical sketch
AI recreationFilm 1: Putte, where I beganVideo coming -
Chapter 2 · North Dakota · 1950s
A Dutch boy on the prairie
At 11 he came to America. His family's destination was North Dakota. The prairie and the Native American beadwork he saw there gave him new ideas to paint.
Estate biographical sketch
AI recreationFilm 2: A Dutch boy on the prairieVideo coming -
Chapter 3 · Newport Beach and Carmel, California · 1960–1967
Carmel, where the galleries began
At 21, in 1960, he made Newport Beach his home and began to paint seriously, self-taught. He moved to Carmel in 1966 or 1967, taught at the Carmel School of Art, and opened his own gallery in Carmel in late 1967.
Estate biographical sketch
AI recreationFilm 3: Carmel, 1967Video coming -
Chapter 4 · Laguna Beach, California · 1968–1977
The coast galleries
His paintings sold in Laguna Beach within a year of 1960, and he showed at the Laguna Art Festival. Between 1968 and 1977 he opened a gallery there.
Estate biographical sketch
AI recreationFilm 4: The Laguna galleryVideo coming -
Chapter 5 · Palm Springs, California · 1968–1977 and later
The desert years
Between 1968 and 1977 he also opened a gallery in Palm Springs. The estate's sketch, written around 2009, places him in Palm Springs, spending his time in his studio painting.
Estate biographical sketch
AI recreationFilm 5: Desert lightVideo coming -
Chapter 6 · Palm Beach, Florida · 1968–1977
Palm Beach
The sketch lists a gallery in Palm Beach, Florida, opened between 1968 and 1977. It gives no other detail.
Estate biographical sketch
AI recreationFilm 6: Palm BeachVideo coming -
Chapter 7 · Las Vegas, Nevada · years to be confirmed
Las Vegas
His work was shown in Las Vegas hotels, including the Sahara, Sands, Sundance and Marina, including the Treasures of King Tut collection. William lived and worked in Las Vegas.
Hotel shows: estate biographical sketch Living there: as told by A. Perkins
AI recreationFilm 7: Las VegasVideo coming -
Chapter 8 · Legacy · 2016 to today
What he left behind
William died on 21 December 2016. The William Verdult Estate keeps his work and the official registry.
Verified: obituary
AI recreationFilm 8: What I hoped to leave behindVideo coming
The films are an AI recreation of William Verdult, created by the estate's rights holder from his books and records. Facts marked "Estate biographical sketch" come from the estate's own written sketches of his life, not from independent records.