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Famous COBRA Artists

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List of famous COBRA artists, with images, bios, and information about their notable works. All the greatest artists associated with the COBRA movement are included here, along with clickable names for more details on that particular painter or sculptor. These notable COBRA period artists are organized alphabetically, but you may sort this information by clicking any column. Every well-known or influential figure in this movement is listed below. You're able to copy this factual list to build your own just like it, re-rank it to fit your views, then publish it to share with your Facebook friends, Twitter followers or with any other social networks you use on a regular basis. The list you're viewing is made up of different artists like Lucebert and Jan Nieuwenhuys. (5 items)
Karel Appel is listed (or ranked) 1 on the list Famous COBRA Artists
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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

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Jan Cox is listed (or ranked) 2 on the list Famous COBRA Artists
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Jan 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

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Lucebert is listed (or ranked) 3 on the list Famous COBRA Artists
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Lucebert (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

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Jan 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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