Rien van den BRINK Born on February 17, 1923 in Oosterhout Noord-Brabant, where he lives and grows up until he was 18. In 1945 he was first enrolled at the St. Joost art academy in Breda, where he met his wife Beatrijs. Teachers Gerrit de More_ (graphics and figure drawing) and Dio Rooves (painting). After a few years in Sint Joost, he left for a remote farm near Hilvarenbeek, where he continued to develop in seclusion. Thanks to Jan Naaykens, then editor-in-chief of the weekly magazine Edel Brabant, where Rien van den Brink was associated as an illustrator, he gets his first exhibition in Tilburg. In 1949 he gets access to a small farm in Hoge Mierde, declared uninhabitable, where he, after the much-needed renovation work has been done, goes to live with his wife Beatrijs Vandepoel. In 1952 he moves to the Hees in Eersel. Until then, professionally he has mainly worked as an illustrator for a number of periodicals; he makes a lot of occasional graphics. During the entire reconstruction period, he makes numerous works in the monumental art sector, such as wall paintings, mosaics, stained glass. He also carries out needlework with his wife. Because all kinds of business worries and discussions with church-school boards become too much for him, he abruptly stops this kind of work, mainly because there is no time left for free work. He chooses in 1956, he then has five children, for art education. It gives him more space to focus on what he wants: the free art. 1961. Fifteen drawings with accompanying poems appear in the collection 'Dossier'. The original drawings are included in the Museum Ein Charod in Israel. In 1969 the house is expanded with an art room under the name De Hoge Hees. Every year his wife Beatrijs organizes eight exhibitions with spatial work in all variations. Because Rien van den Brink can make use of the wall space, he no longer has to move elsewhere to show his development.1976. When Rien is 52 years old, he makes 52 works under the title 'Three-Quarter', because he thinks that his life is three-quarters over. An etching from this series has been chosen by NRC Handelsblad as a print for its readers, in an edition of 150.1984. Publication of the book 'Signs of Life' by his son, prof.dr. Gabriel JM van den Brink.1998. Rien van den Brink turns 75. Small overview exhibition of his work, for which there is an exceptional amount of interest.2005. Publication of the book Seen de mens. Exhibition in the Hoge Hees.2008. Exhibition in Study Center Soeterbeek, conference center of the Radboud University Nijmegen.
Kunstveiling is the platform where you can successfully sell art of Rien van den Brink online! With a large audience of art lovers you will easily find a buyer for the beautiful artwork of Rien van den Brink that you want to sell. Would you like to read more about selling art via Kunstveiling? Then click on the link and see the instructions to create an online auction yourself!
Sell art of Rien van den Brink through the largest auction platform in the Netherlands and Flanders, focused on online buying and selling of art, jewellery and design. If you are a member of Kunstveiling, you can easily sell unique works of art of Rien van den Brink with your personal Kunstveiling account. At Kunstveiling you pay no sellers' commission on successful sales.
Selling art online by Rien van den Brink and other recognised artists is an exciting and dynamic process and can give quick results. With many thousands of active buyers you will find a large and varied audience for artworks by Rien van den Brink that you want to sell through the auction. In addition, Kunstveiling offers the possibility to sell your artworks of Rien van den Brink through the Auctioneer via the de-collecting service. We will gladly take the work involved in the sale of your artworks of Rien van den Brink out of your hands.
To sell art of Rien van den Brink through Kunstveiling you need an account. You can easily create an account here. Before you start selling art of Rien van den Brink via Kunstveiling read the auction rules carefully. Offering art of Rien van den Brink for sale via the online auction is quick and easy. Through the form you specify the details of the artwork of Rien van den Brink, including the technique used, dimensions and an indication of the condition. You can also add pictures of the work of art by Rien van den Brink. For tips on taking striking photographs, also read our auction tips. Finally, you give an opening bid, and select the end time of the auction.
After the auction has ended, you will automatically receive a message with the details of the winning bidder so that you can continue processing the sale. If the artwork of Rien van den Brink is not sold, consider re-offering the work and possibly lower the opening bid to increase the chances of a successful sale of an artwork of Rien van den Brink!
Do you have an artwork of Rien van den Brink that you would like to sell, but are you unsure about a suitable opening bid? Then request a free, no-obligation valuation from our Auctioneers. They are happy to give you advice and a realistic estimate of the value of your work of art of Rien van den Brink. You can read more information about submitting an online request for an auction estimate by clicking on the link.