Pluto by Kees van Bohemen
Pluto by Kees van Bohemen
Pluto by Kees van Bohemen
Pluto by Kees van Bohemen
Pluto by Kees van Bohemen
Pluto by Kees van Bohemen
Pluto by Kees van Bohemen
Pluto by Kees van Bohemen
Pluto by Kees van Bohemen
Pluto by Kees van Bohemen

Pluto 1960

Kees van Bohemen

Original oil on canvas
75 ⨯ 60 cm
ConditionExcellent
€ 9.500

Bert Kuipers Kunsthandel

  • About the artwork
    Bohemen, Cornelis Bernardus van (‘Kees’); Den Haag 1928 – 1985 Den Haag
    Titel: Pluto, olie op doek, 1960
    75 x 60 cm, gesigneerd en gedateerd r.o. ‘K v Bohemen ’60’, verso gesigneerd, gedateerd en getiteld op spieraam: ‘K v Bohemen 60, pluto’
    Tentoonstellingen: Informele kunst in België en Nederland 1955 - 1960, Haags Gemeentemuseum, november - december 1983
    Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerpen, 4 februari - 25 maart 1984
    Herkomst: galerie Willy Schoots Eindhoven, privécollectie Nederland

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  • About the artist

    Cornelis Bernardus (Kees) van Bohemen was born in The Hague, the Netherlands on 27 September 1928 and is a Dutch painter. He was a student at the Koninklijke Academie voor Beeldende Kunsten in The Hague from 1943 to 1948.

    Van Bohemen moved to Paris in 1953 where he lived for 5years. Here he met some of the members of COBRA and shared a studio with Corneille till 1957.

    His early work was abstract, particularly during his association with the «Nederlandse Informele Groep» and the «Zéro» group in the period 1959-60, to which Schoonhoven and Armando also belonged. Around 1963 he turned his attention to figurative themes, as we can see from the larger canvases with female nudes which he painted in 1964. His sojourn in the United States in 1966-67 gave rise to striking sporting themes and his journey to Africa in the early 1970’s yielded a series of paintings with themes from the savannah and jungle.

    His technique of painting has much in common with the Abstract Expressionism of the 1950’s, although his work shows a pronounced emphasis on the representation of human beings. Van Bohemen has received numerous awards, including the prestigious Jacob Marisprijs in 1966.

    During the early 1970s he travelled extensively to the United States and Africa. He was influenced by its colourful art and upon his return to Europe he painted large, colourful canvasses featuring women, athletes and exotic motives.

    Van Bohemen was also a member of the Posthoorn group, the Pulchri Studio and the Haagse Kunstkring. His work is held by many international collections, including Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, the Gemeentemuseum in The Hague and the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam.

    Kees van Bohemen died on September 22, 1985 in The Hague.

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