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1928 Papendrecht, Netherlands - 2015 Le Fousseret, France. Known for: Minimalist geometric abstract sculpture.
The following article, "Carel Visser," by Marcus Williamson was published in the news source, The Independent, Britain, Web, 4 Mar. 2015. Carel Visser was an artist best known for his sculpture, a... Read full biography
The following article, "Carel Visser," by Marcus Williamson was published in the news source, The Independent, Britain, Web, 4 Mar. 2015. Carel Visser was an artist best known for his sculpture, a master of minimalism who could turn plain steel sheets and blocks of metal or concrete into powerful... Read full biography
The following article, "Carel Visser," by Marcus Williamson was published in the news source, The Independent, Britain, Web, 4 Mar. 2015. Carel Visser was an artist best known for his sculpture, a master of minimalism who could turn plain steel sheets and blocks of metal or concrete into powerful and beautiful shapes of great elegance. The leading Dutch sculptor of his generation, his work first came to the attention of British art lovers in 1978 through a show at the Whitechapel Gallery.... Read full biography
The following article, "Carel Visser," by Marcus Williamson was published in the news source, The Independent, Britain, Web, 4 Mar. 2015. Carel Visser was an artist best known for his sculpture, a master of minimalism who could turn plain steel sheets and blocks of metal or concrete into powerful and beautiful shapes of great elegance. The leading Dutch sculptor of his generation, his work first came to the attention of British art lovers in 1978 through a show at the Whitechapel Gallery. Visser was born in 1928 in Papendrecht in the Netherlands. He studied architecture at the University of Delft and sculpture at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in The Hague, graduating in 1951. A great Anglophile, he had first visited London just after... Read full biography
The following article, "Carel Visser," by Marcus Williamson was published in the news source, The Independent, Britain, Web, 4 Mar. 2015. Carel Visser was an artist best known for his sculpture, a master of minimalism who could turn plain steel sheets and blocks of metal or concrete into powerful and beautiful shapes of great elegance. The leading Dutch sculptor of his generation, his work first came to the attention of British art lovers in 1978 through a show at the Whitechapel Gallery. Visser was born in 1928 in Papendrecht in the Netherlands. He studied architecture at the University of Delft and sculpture at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in The Hague, graduating in 1951. A great Anglophile, he had first visited London just after graduation, taking particular interest in historic statues and sculpture at the British Museum. His debut one-man show was held at the... Read full biography
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The following article, "Carel Visser," by Marcus Williamson was published in the news source, The Independent, Britain, Web, 4 Mar. 2015
Carel Visser was an artist best known for his sculpture, a master of minimalism who could turn plain steel sheets and blocks of metal or concrete into powerful and beautiful shapes of great elegance. The leading Dutch sculptor of his generation, his work first came to the attention of British art lovers in 1978 through a show at the Whitechapel Gallery.
Visser was born in 1928 in Papendrecht in the Netherlands. He studied architecture at the University of Delft and sculpture at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in The Hague, graduating in 1951. A great Anglophile, he had first visited Lon...But wait, there's more...
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