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Picturesque painting by J Schipper.
Franciscus Josephus (Jef) Schipper (Maastricht, January 18, 1910 — ibid., June 6, 1967) was a Dutch painter.
Career
Jef Schipper was a baker in Antwerp and Maastricht, he spent all his free time developing himself, also in the field of drawing and painting and was a student of the City Academy of Visual Arts in Maastricht. He lived and worked in Maastricht until 1928, in Antwerp until 1933 and then again in Maastricht, where he had a studio in the Helpoort (above the gate) and received a subsidy from the municipality. He painted, watercoloured and drew (pastel) portraits, nudes, landscapes and still lifes and was known for his sense of colour. He travelled to the Côte d'Azur, Antibes, Cannes and Nice, among other places. Schipper was a member of the Professional Association of Visual Artists (BBK) in Amsterdam. He worked with Henri Schoonbrood (1898-1972) for some time. He preferred to make preliminary studies for paintings in Brussels and, as far as the landscape is concerned, also in the Belgian and Luxembourg Ardennes. He exhibited in Maastricht, Utrecht and Amsterdam.