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1908 Alpen am Niederrhein, Germany - 1988. Known for: Modernist still life painting.
Josef (Joe) Osser was born in Alpen am Niederrhein, Germany. He studied art at the Düsseldorf Academy, and emigrated to South Africa in 1936. He became a member of the South African Association of... Read full biography
Josef (Joe) Osser was born in Alpen am Niederrhein, Germany. He studied art at the Düsseldorf Academy, and emigrated to South Africa in 1936. He became a member of the South African Association of Arts, held several solo exhibitions and participated in numerous group exhibitions from 1952 onwards.... Read full biography
Josef (Joe) Osser was born in Alpen am Niederrhein, Germany. He studied art at the Düsseldorf Academy, and emigrated to South Africa in 1936. He became a member of the South African Association of Arts, held several solo exhibitions and participated in numerous group exhibitions from 1952 onwards. Osser was co-founder and chairman of the Studio Club, which later formed the nucleus of the Cape Town Art Centre in Green Point, where he lectured from 1963 to 1983. Sources:. The Dictionary of South... Read full biography
Josef (Joe) Osser was born in Alpen am Niederrhein, Germany. He studied art at the Düsseldorf Academy, and emigrated to South Africa in 1936. He became a member of the South African Association of Arts, held several solo exhibitions and participated in numerous group exhibitions from 1952 onwards. Osser was co-founder and chairman of the Studio Club, which later formed the nucleus of the Cape Town Art Centre in Green Point, where he lectured from 1963 to 1983. Sources:. The Dictionary of South African Painters and Sculptors (1988), by Grania Ogilvie and Carol Graff, Everard Read, Rosebank, Johannesburg, South Africa . Johans Borman Fine Art, Capetown, South Africa. Submitted to askART by M.D. Silverbrooke.... Read full biography
Josef (Joe) Osser was born in Alpen am Niederrhein, Germany. He studied art at the Düsseldorf Academy, and emigrated to South Africa in 1936. He became a member of the South African Association of Arts, held several solo exhibitions and participated in numerous group exhibitions from 1952 onwards. Osser was co-founder and chairman of the Studio Club, which later formed the nucleus of the Cape Town Art Centre in Green Point, where he lectured from 1963 to 1983. Sources:. The Dictionary of South African Painters and Sculptors (1988), by Grania Ogilvie and Carol Graff, Everard Read, Rosebank, Johannesburg, South Africa . Johans Borman Fine Art, Capetown, South Africa. Submitted to askART by M.D. Silverbrooke.
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Josef (Joe) Osser was born in Alpen am Niederrhein, Germany. He studied art at the Düsseldorf Academy, and emigrated to South Africa in 1936. He became a member of the South African Association of Arts, held several solo exhibitions and participated in numerous group exhibitions from 1952 onwards.
Osser was co-founder and chairman of the Studio Club, which later formed the nucleus of the Cape Town Art Centre in Green Point, where he lectured from 1963 to 1983.
Sources:
The Dictionary of South African Painters and Sculptors (1988), by Grania Ogilvie and Carol Graff, Everard Read, Rosebank, Johannesburg, South Africa
Johans Borman Fine Art, Capetown, South Africa
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