Gallery owner and publicist Nico van der Endt, a key figure in outsider art in the Netherlands, passed away on Sunday 19th of January at the age of 83, his family announced on Friday. Van der Endt preferred to describe the work of non-professional artists—outsiders, often with psychiatric backgrounds who developed their own techniques and […]
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It is with great sadness that we have to announce the loss of Liesbeth Reith, founding mother of the De Stadshof Collection. After a few weeks of illness she passed away on December 13, 2024. It means a great loss for our foundation, where she was still active on the Board. Met grote droefheid moeten […]
Read moreAnnouncement made by J. P. Ritsch-Fisch Galerie, Aug. 22, 2023: Dear friends and art lovers, It was with deep sadness that we learned of the death of the great A.C.M., leaving behind a legacy that will continue to fascinate, move and amaze future generations of art lovers and artists alike. Over the years, A.C.M. won […]
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La Fabuloserie announced today the loss of the artist Jaber, who died in Paris on October 21, 2021, at the age of 83. Jaber Al-Mahjoub was born in 1938 in M’ Saken, Tunisia. Orphan at the age of three years, he was raised by his sister. In the 1950’s he became a baker’s apprentice in […]
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From a press release by CRISTINA NADOTTI, October 17, 2020: Scomparsa nella notte a 95 anni a Tuscania. (…) Una Chagall della vita semplice, un’artista capace di dare forme e colori al suo mondo interiore rendendolo, come ha osservato lo scrittore e cineasta francese Jean-Marie Drot, “pittura cosmica”. Bonaria Manca aveva visto le sue opere […]
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Last week Galerie Herenplaats said farewell to Jaco Kranendonk. In 1991 Jaco was one of the first participants of Atelier Herenplaats. From then to 2009 he was constantly drawing and painting, five days a week. He composed a impressive oeuvre. Rotterdam was his main theme, with cars, busses, trams and metro crossing the busy streets. […]
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Raw Vision announced the loss of the artist Davood Koochaki, who died in Tehran on June 20, 2020, at the age of 81. Born in 1939 in northern Iran, as a teenager, Koochaki left his farming family and moved to Tehran. He began drawing when he was around 40 and, after retiring from his work […]
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