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Jan Verdoodt (1908-80) came from Sint-Pieters-Jette in [[Belgium]]. He attended the Academie van Sint-Jans-Molenbeek from 1926, under Frans Persoons, where he was attracted equally by Realism (in the work of E.Laermans) and [[Surrealism]] (in [[Magritte]]'s paintings). He developed his own style by combining these two schools, creating 'a kind of magic realism in which dream and reality, woman and nature, were intimately bound together'. |
Jan Verdoodt (1908-80) came from Sint-Pieters-Jette in [[Belgium]]. He attended the Academie van Sint-Jans-Molenbeek from 1926, under Frans Persoons, where he was attracted equally by Realism (in the work of E.Laermans) and [[Surrealism]] (in [[Magritte]]'s paintings). He developed his own style by combining these two schools, creating 'a kind of magic realism in which dream and reality, woman and nature, were intimately bound together'. |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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He began work as an apprentice in a |
He began work as an apprentice in a [[lithography]] studio and worked his way up to become a [[photo-engraver]]. He produced portraits, self-portraits, still life paintings and a few landscapes, and was a founding member of the Cercle Jecta in 1938 (Magritte was also a member). His work has been acquired by the Belgian state and by the province of [[Brabant]], and he has given his name to a road in [[Jette]] and to a path in the Parc Baudouin. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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[[Magic Realism]] |
[[Magic Realism]] |
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Revision as of 08:18, 27 September 2010
Jan Verdoodt (1908-80) came from Sint-Pieters-Jette in Belgium. He attended the Academie van Sint-Jans-Molenbeek from 1926, under Frans Persoons, where he was attracted equally by Realism (in the work of E.Laermans) and Surrealism (in Magritte's paintings). He developed his own style by combining these two schools, creating 'a kind of magic realism in which dream and reality, woman and nature, were intimately bound together'.
Career
He began work as an apprentice in a lithography studio and worked his way up to become a photo-engraver. He produced portraits, self-portraits, still life paintings and a few landscapes, and was a founding member of the Cercle Jecta in 1938 (Magritte was also a member). His work has been acquired by the Belgian state and by the province of Brabant, and he has given his name to a road in Jette and to a path in the Parc Baudouin.