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Wim Oepts; abstract en toch figuratief - Lyklema Fine Art

Wim Oepts; abstract yet figurative

Wim Oepts and the painters of the sunny South' can be seen in Museum JAN until mid-February 2023. Wim Oepts (Amsterdam 1904 - Paris 1988) is best known for his many abstracted colorful landscapes o...

Geer van Velde

Gerard van Velde (Lisse 1898 – Cachan (Fr) 1977) is more famous in France than in the Netherlands. And that is unfair. Geer van Velde is one of the leading artists of the post-war École de Paris. L...

Isaac Israëls

As the son of Jozef Israëls, Isaac Israëls (1865–1934) was born with a passion for painting and wanderlust. They travel throughout Europe, meet other artists and visit the Salon in Paris almost eve...

Fernand Léger

Joseph Fernand Henri (Fernand) Léger (Argentan 1881 – Gif-sur-Yvette 1955) was the son of a cattle farmer who died when Fernand was 4 years old. At the age of sixteen, Léger apprenticed with an arc...

Bart van der Leck

Bart van der Leck (Utrecht 1876 – 1958 Blaricum) was the son of a house painter and started as a glazier. In 1898 he started at the art academy in Amsterdam to develop painting. And with success. A...

Adriaan Lubbers

Adriaan Lubbers (Amsterdam 1892-1954 New York) was a self-taught artist with an independent spirit. He left for America at a young age, where he had all kinds of jobs. He also continued to draw. Wh...

Expressionist Jan Altink

In 1900, Jan Altink was a student at the Minerva Academy and won many prizes and medals. In 1911 he obtained his diploma as an art teacher and earned his income by giving evening classes and as a d...

Jan Toorop

Jan (Johannes Theodorus) Toorop (Poerworedjo 1858 – The Hague 1928) was one of the most important Dutch visual artists from the period 1880-1910. Wherever he went he had a great influence and was m...