Eugène Brands

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The Dutch artist and co-founder of the CoBrA movement (1948) is known for his poetic and spontaneous visual language, inspired by childhood and artistic freedom. After his early work in surrealism, he developed a gestural and luminous painting style characterized by abstract forms and bold colors. In the years that followed, he devoted himself to a personal, lyrical, and meditative exploration of the relationship between fantasy and mystery. His works can be found in major European museums and international collections.

1913:Eugène Brands is born in Amsterdam on 15 January.

1927-31: Attends a commercial college in Amsterdam.

1931-34: Studies at the Amsterdamse Kunstverheidsschool (now called the Gerrit Rietveld Academy) and works briefly in the advertising industry before deciding to become an artist.

1939: First exhibition, at the Zandvoort Town Hall.

1946: Participates in the exhibition Jonge Schilders (“Young Painters”) at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, where he meets Karel Appel and Corneille.

1948: Becomes a member of the Nederlandse Experimentele Groep (“Dutch Group for Experimental Art”), the precursor of the art group CoBrA.

As of 1960: Gradually abandons figurative representation on favour of abstraction.

1976: Starts teaching at the art academy of Bois-le-Duc.

2002: Dies on 15 January in Amsterdam.

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Corneille & CoBrA - Asger Jorn, Carl-Henning Pedersen, Christian Dotremont, Corneille, Egill Jacobsen, Eugène Brands, Jacques Doucet, Jean-Michel Atlan, Karel Appel, Lucebert, Mogens Balle, Pierre Alechinsky, Siegfried Reich an der Stolpe, Theo Wolvecamp
CoBrA. Nach uns die Freiheit - Anton Rooskens, Asger Jorn, Carl-Henning Pedersen, Constant, Corneille, Eugène Brands, Karel Appel, Karl Otto Götz, Lucebert, Pierre Alechinsky, Siegfried Reich an der Stolpe, Theo Wolvecamp

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