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Helmond artist Jo Manders (1936-1995) enjoyed regional fame in the 1970s and 1980s. As a teacher, he provided many painting and drawing courses and his work was on display in public spaces: his paintings hung in both the hospital and the city hall of Helmond. In February 1995, his life came to an unexpected and tragic end. Jo Manders was murdered together with his sister in their home. In 1979, the artist himself applied the term illusionistic realism to the work he exhibited in Eindhoven that year.