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Petrus Valckx BIOGRAPHY
1920 Ekeren, Antwerp, Belgium - 1996 Hayward, California. Known for: Neo-expressionist painting, landscapes, found objects.
In the Flemish Tradition: . Petrus Valckx studied at the Borgerhout Communal School of Drawing and at Antwerp's Royal Academy of Fine Arts (Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten van Antwerpen).... Read full biography
In the Flemish Tradition: . Petrus Valckx studied at the Borgerhout Communal School of Drawing and at Antwerp's Royal Academy of Fine Arts (Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten van Antwerpen). World War II interrupted his education, but Valckx continued to improve his techniques, studying the... Read full biography
In the Flemish Tradition: . Petrus Valckx studied at the Borgerhout Communal School of Drawing and at Antwerp's Royal Academy of Fine Arts (Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten van Antwerpen). World War II interrupted his education, but Valckx continued to improve his techniques, studying the works of great artists such as Rembrandt. Though he did most of his life's work in Europe, Valckx spent the final 13 months of his life sharing his artistic passions with people in America. Petrus... Read full biography
In the Flemish Tradition: . Petrus Valckx studied at the Borgerhout Communal School of Drawing and at Antwerp's Royal Academy of Fine Arts (Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten van Antwerpen). World War II interrupted his education, but Valckx continued to improve his techniques, studying the works of great artists such as Rembrandt. Though he did most of his life's work in Europe, Valckx spent the final 13 months of his life sharing his artistic passions with people in America. Petrus Valckx worked most of his life in the Flemish section of Belgium. Flemish artists have a lengthy history of creating trend-setting works. Flemish Primitive artists, such as Jan van Eyck, Hans Memling, Rogier van der Weyden, Dirk Bouts, Gerard David, and... Read full biography
In the Flemish Tradition: . Petrus Valckx studied at the Borgerhout Communal School of Drawing and at Antwerp's Royal Academy of Fine Arts (Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten van Antwerpen). World War II interrupted his education, but Valckx continued to improve his techniques, studying the works of great artists such as Rembrandt. Though he did most of his life's work in Europe, Valckx spent the final 13 months of his life sharing his artistic passions with people in America. Petrus Valckx worked most of his life in the Flemish section of Belgium. Flemish artists have a lengthy history of creating trend-setting works. Flemish Primitive artists, such as Jan van Eyck, Hans Memling, Rogier van der Weyden, Dirk Bouts, Gerard David, and Hugo Van der Goes, were world-famous, creative innovators. Valckx, an artist of magnificent talent, deserves a place in that line... Read full biography
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In the Flemish Tradition:
Petrus Valckx studied at the Borgerhout Communal School of Drawing and at Antwerp's Royal Academy of Fine Arts (Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten van Antwerpen).
World War II interrupted his education, but Valckx continued to improve his techniques, studying the works of great artists such as Rembrandt. Though he did most of his life's work in Europe, Valckx spent the final 13 months of his life sharing his artistic passions with people in America.
Petrus Valckx worked most of his life in the Flemish section of Belgium. Flemish artists have a lengthy history of creating trend-setting works. Flemish Primitive artists, such as Jan van Eyck, Hans Memling, Rogier van der Weyden, Dirk Bout...But wait, there's more...
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