| 1922- Belgian-born Dutch painter, printmaker, ceramicist and writer. The Artist initially trained in drawing at the Amsterdam Rijksakademie (1940 to 1943 ), but is considered a self-trained painter. While at the academy he became a close friend of Karel Appel and co-founded the COBRA GROUP of artists, with Appel, Alechinksy, Jorn y Dubbuffet, in 1948. His early work was naturalistic, but after being inspired by the joie de vivre of French painters, and in particular by the work of younger artists such as Edouard Pignon, he slowly moved into the Cubist style. He has been awarded Honorable Mention at the Carnegie Institute and his works can be found at some of the world´s most important museums. |
