Jean van Noten - Artist Info

About Jean van Noten

  • Biography

    Jean Van Noten (1903-1982) was a Belgian artist and stamp designer. Although he has made a great number of stamps and art works, not much is known about the life of this famous man.

    He was born and educated in Brussels. He studied at the Brussels Art Academy and took up painting landscapes, marines and portraits.

    Van Noten was one of those artists that started designing tapestries at a certain moment in their career. Among others he was artistic advisor of the National Commission for Handicrafts and Industry, Tapestry department. For this commission he organized competitions and travelling exhibitions abroad.

    His travels took him to Europe, America and Africa. When he started designing tapestries the i...

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