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Reimond Kimpe BIOGRAPHY
1885 Gent - 1970 Middelburg. Known for: Painting.
Reimond Kimpe. 1885 - 1970. Reimond Kimpe was born on December 8, 1885 in Gent, Belgium. He began his career as an engineer. From 1918 to 1923 he worked on building projects in Middelburg, a town in... Read full biography
Reimond Kimpe. 1885 - 1970. Reimond Kimpe was born on December 8, 1885 in Gent, Belgium. He began his career as an engineer. From 1918 to 1923 he worked on building projects in Middelburg, a town in the southern province of Zeeland, The Netherlands. Kimpe and Albert Servaes were childhood friends,... Read full biography
Reimond Kimpe. 1885 - 1970. Reimond Kimpe was born on December 8, 1885 in Gent, Belgium. He began his career as an engineer. From 1918 to 1923 he worked on building projects in Middelburg, a town in the southern province of Zeeland, The Netherlands. Kimpe and Albert Servaes were childhood friends, and it was Servaes who introduced Kimpe to the St. Martens Laethem School. Kimpe, together with Frits Van Den Berghe and Gustave de Smet, wrote the manifesto Vie et Lumière in protest to the... Read full biography
Reimond Kimpe. 1885 - 1970. Reimond Kimpe was born on December 8, 1885 in Gent, Belgium. He began his career as an engineer. From 1918 to 1923 he worked on building projects in Middelburg, a town in the southern province of Zeeland, The Netherlands. Kimpe and Albert Servaes were childhood friends, and it was Servaes who introduced Kimpe to the St. Martens Laethem School. Kimpe, together with Frits Van Den Berghe and Gustave de Smet, wrote the manifesto Vie et Lumière in protest to the Luminists. In 1923 Kimpe became ill and consequently abandoned his work as an engineer. While in recovery he dedicated himself to painting, which became his life's work. Kimpe's most prolific period was during World War II, between 1939 and 1945. This... Read full biography
Reimond Kimpe. 1885 - 1970. Reimond Kimpe was born on December 8, 1885 in Gent, Belgium. He began his career as an engineer. From 1918 to 1923 he worked on building projects in Middelburg, a town in the southern province of Zeeland, The Netherlands. Kimpe and Albert Servaes were childhood friends, and it was Servaes who introduced Kimpe to the St. Martens Laethem School. Kimpe, together with Frits Van Den Berghe and Gustave de Smet, wrote the manifesto Vie et Lumière in protest to the Luminists. In 1923 Kimpe became ill and consequently abandoned his work as an engineer. While in recovery he dedicated himself to painting, which became his life's work. Kimpe's most prolific period was during World War II, between 1939 and 1945. This productivity was a result of the early bombings that devastated the town of Middelburg including his studio and over 200 hun... Read full biography
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Reimond Kimpe
1885 - 1970
Reimond Kimpe was born on December 8, 1885 in Gent, Belgium. He began his career as an engineer. From 1918 to 1923 he worked on building projects in Middelburg, a town in the southern province of Zeeland, The Netherlands. Kimpe and Albert Servaes were childhood friends, and it was Servaes who introduced Kimpe to the St. Martens Laethem School. Kimpe, together with Frits Van Den Berghe and Gustave de Smet, wrote the manifesto Vie et Lumière in protest to the Luminists.
In 1923 Kimpe became ill and consequently abandoned his work as an engineer. While in recovery he dedicated himself to painting, which became his life's work.
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