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Symbolistic George Minne

George Minne (1866, Ghent - 1941, Sint-Martens-Latem) is considered one of the leading Symbolist sculptors of Europe. His deeply personal works bridge Rodin's fin-de-siècle symbolism and influenced...

'Rider' Arthur Spronken

Arthur Jan Elisa Spronken (Beek 1930 -2018 Sitard) is one of the Netherlands' most famous sculptors. In his youth, Spronken was influenced by the horse hobby of his father (cigar manufacturer and b...

Philosopher Co Westerik

Co Westerik (The Hague 1924-2018 Rotterdam) is perhaps the most important realist in post-war Dutch painting, although he was really a philosophical dreamer. After Co Westerik studied at the Royal ...

Gray master Wim Schumacher

Wim Schuhmacher (Amsterdam 1894-1986) is one of the best-known artists around Magical Realism. He trained as a house painter and was an interior artist's assistant from 1911 to 1913. He mainly taug...

Colorist Jean Brusselsmans

Jean Brusselmans (Brussels 1884-1953 Dildeek) was a Belgian painter, although he (also) started as an engraver and lithographer. He trained at the academy in Brussels. His early work (1900 to 1912)...

Abstract Theosophy by Hilma Af Klint

Hilma af Klint (Karlberg 1862-1944 Djursholm) was a Swedish painter and the first painter to work abstractly. Just as Vermeer was forgotten for 200 years before becoming the star of today, you can ...

Illuminist Frans Smeers

Frans Smeers (Brussels 1873 – 1960 Brussels) was first a decorator and then went to the Academy of Fine Arts in Bruges. He was co-founder of the Le Sillon group in 1893 together with J. Lambeaux an...

Detailed bolster Nic Jonk

Nic Jonk (Schermerhorn 1928-1994 Alkmaar) and spent his childhood in Langedijk where his mother had a grocery store after the father of the house died. To the great shame of the family, he left for...