Famous COBRA Artists
Christiaan Karel Appel (pronounced [ˈkrɪstijaːn ˈkaːrəl ˈɑpəl] (listen); 25 April 1921 – 3 May 2006) was a Dutch painter, sculptor, and poet. He started painting at the age of fourteen and studied at the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam in the 1940s. He was one of the founders of the avant-garde movement Cobra in 1948. He was also an avid sculptor and has had works featured in MoMA and other museums worldwide. ...more on Wikipedia
Birthplace: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Associated periods or movements: COBRA
Nationality: Netherlands
Art Forms: Sculpture, Painting
see more on Karel AppelJan Cox (27 August 1919 – 7 October 1980) was a painter who spent the largest part of his creative life in the United States and Belgium. He was born in The Hague. ...more on Wikipedia
Birthplace: The Hague, Netherlands
Associated periods or movements: COBRA
Nationality: Netherlands, Belgium, United States of America
Art Forms: Painting
see more on Jan CoxLucebert (Dutch: [ˈlucəbɛrt]; Lubertus Jacobus Swaanswijk; 15 September 1924 – 10 May 1994) was a Dutch artist who first became known as the poet of the COBRA movement. He was born in Amsterdam in 1924. He entered the Institute for Arts and Crafts in 1938 and took part in the first exhibition of the COBRA group at the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam in 1949. ...more on Wikipedia
Birthplace: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Associated periods or movements: COBRA
Nationality: Netherlands
Art Forms: Painting
see more on LucebertJan Nieuwenhuys (January 8, 1922 – December 28, 1986) was a Dutch painter and one of the early active founders of the Dutch Experimentalists group (Reflex) that later became part of CoBrA. ...more on Wikipedia
Birthplace: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Associated periods or movements: COBRA
Nationality: Netherlands
Art Forms: Painting
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