Willem Brauck - 'Saint Yorre' in France

Brauck started his career in 1963 with a study at the Academy of Visual Arts in Rotterdam. An education that he did not complete, as befits a good artist in the sixties. After many years of being active in the advertising and exhibition world, Brauck felt more inclined to focus fully on art. He now lived in Harderwijk, with his family, and devoted himself fully to painting. In 1997, Brauck started a screen printing company where he produces screen prints for himself and for other artists. Brauck's work is not only known in the immediate area, but also nationally. Many a living room or office is graced by a painting by this artist. A preference for the French landscape becomes visible when you view the paintings. The heat radiates from the canvas and here too the graphic background is clearly visible, given the surface division and composition in the paintings. Brauck regularly visited France to soak up the atmosphere, capture the lines of the landscape and of course to immerse himself in the 'savoir vivre'. But not only the landscapes are a source of inspiration, he also finds the old advertising murals that can be seen along the N-roads very fascinating. The French themselves see nothing in it, just old advertisements, but Brauck sees the beauty of it and wants to capture it. Willem Brauck was a true colorist!