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Year: 1982
Technique: Etching, printed on Arches paper
Signature: Hand signed with title work with dedication to Juan Ripolles (16-10-85)
Edition: 10/10
Condition: In good condition
Total dimensions of sheet: 65.5 x 50 cm.
Image dimensions: 29.5 x 24.5 cm.
Roger Dewint (1942-2021)
Roger Dewint was a Belgian engraver and painter. He was an honorary professor at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts.
Biography
Dewint studied drawing at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts. He then discovered engraving at the Académie de Watermael-Boitsfort, where he met fellow painter Roger Somville, with whom he practiced monumental painting.
Dewint's work emphasized the importance of color. His specialty was acquired in his youth by his enterprising father, who decorated works for clients. In his engravings he inked each plate with all the colors used in one go, giving each work individuality.
Dewint has held more than 80 personal exhibitions and has participated in art festivals. In 2001, he held a retrospective at the Centre de la gravure et de l'image imprimée [fr] in La Louvière. He has also illustrated many books by authors such as Philippe Roberts-Jones, Jacques Vaché, Georg Trakl, Michel Butor, Julien Gracq and Laurent Berger.
In addition to engraving, Dewint also painted watercolor envelopes, known as mail art. These envelopes have been exhibited both in Belgium and abroad.
Roger Dewint passed away in Uccle on April 15, 2021, three days before his 79th birthday.
Public collections
Belgium
Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium
Museum of Ixelles
Museum L
Royal Museum of Mariemont
Egypt
Library of Alexandria
United States
Museum of Modern Art
Art Institute of Chicago
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Portland Art Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art
California College of the Arts
Smithsonian Institution
Joe Shoong
Philip Morris International