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- Artist: jef Diederen (1920-2009)
- Title: "Flight of the bird"
- Year: 1992
- Technique: polychrome wood/linocut
- Edition: 190 copies
- Dimensions (sheet): 50 x 65 cm
- Dimensions (image): 45 x 60 cm
- Signature: signed and dated in pencil
- Condition: very good condition
Jef DIEDEREN (Heerlen 1920 - Amsterdam 2009)
Painter, Graphic artist
Education: Jef Diederen studied at the Secondary School of Arts and Crafts in Maastricht. He continued his education at the National Academy of Fine Arts in Amsterdam. Amsterdam
Jef Diederen was one of the so-called 'Limburg Amsterdammers'. Diederen took part in the group exhibition Amsterdamse schilders van Nu in 1948 and had his first solo exhibition in 1957. Until 1955 he mainly painted landscape gouaches and drawings. Many works are based on the realistic landscapes from his native region of South Limburg. Later Jef Diederen developed more in an abstract direction, but landscapes remained a great inspiration for him. Jef Diederen's art is lyrical-abstract with a friendly and soft appearance, but does have strong colours. As an idiosyncratic artist, Diederen never sought permanent affiliation with groups or movements. His oil paintings often had idiosyncratic dimensions and were therefore striking. Diederen also made combinations of canvases of various sizes. In addition to his many paintings and works on paper, he also carried out various commissions for murals and stained glass windows. Subjects such as terror and war violence have always had a great influence on Jef Diederen's work. The Second World War and the persecution of Jews, the war in Vietnam, the oppression of Palestinians and Indians, were successively reflected in his work. In between, Diederen was also continuously inspired by nature, architecture, dance and music, which resulted in many new colorful works.
Exhibitions and prizes:
Livingstone gallery, The HagueGallery 9, AmsterdamGallery Willy Schoots, Eindhoven.
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