Willem Piet Regenspurg (Enschede 6/3/1894–Enschede 23/5/1966) was both silversmith and landscape painter.
In 1916 he received a scholarship from Stork. This allowed him to pursue an education in artistic metalwork at the Hague Royal Academy of Arts, where he was taught amongst others by Frans Zwollo Sr.
In 1920 he returned to his hometown. Regenspurg had his studio at the Achterstraat (now Stadsgravenstraat). He has exercised the profession of goldsmith for more than forty years.
The first assignment he got was from the Jewish surgeon and gynecologist Julius van Dam (1906-1941). This created a lasting relationship with the Jewish community of Enschede.
For the synagogue he made:
- The Neer Tamid [eternal light] for the Aron Ha-kodesh [sacred ark] in the Great Shul
- the great Hanukkah standard in the Great Shul
- Other small brassware
Piet Regenspurg took part in the Art Collective of Enschede, together with Krol, Nijgh, Bolink, Rabbers, van Kregten and van Haeften and others.
In 1981 there was a retrospective exhibition of his in the Rijksmuseum in Enschede.
(Thanks to the website of the Synagogue van Enschede)