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Willy Anthoons BIOGRAPHY
1911 - 1982. Known for: Abstraction.
At the age of three, Willy Anthoons fled to London with his grandmother and remained there until the end of the war. After the reunion of the Anthoons’ family (his father was held prisoner by the... Read full biography
At the age of three, Willy Anthoons fled to London with his grandmother and remained there until the end of the war. After the reunion of the Anthoons’ family (his father was held prisoner by the Germans in Holland), they settled in Brussels. Anthoons followed lessons at the Higher Institute for... Read full biography
At the age of three, Willy Anthoons fled to London with his grandmother and remained there until the end of the war. After the reunion of the Anthoons’ family (his father was held prisoner by the Germans in Holland), they settled in Brussels. Anthoons followed lessons at the Higher Institute for Decorative Arts, with Oscar Jespers, among others. In 1940, he is mobilised, but became gravely ill. The army sent him to the Ardèche in order to recover there. During this period Anthoons began... Read full biography
At the age of three, Willy Anthoons fled to London with his grandmother and remained there until the end of the war. After the reunion of the Anthoons’ family (his father was held prisoner by the Germans in Holland), they settled in Brussels. Anthoons followed lessons at the Higher Institute for Decorative Arts, with Oscar Jespers, among others. In 1940, he is mobilised, but became gravely ill. The army sent him to the Ardèche in order to recover there. During this period Anthoons began sculpting and painting. After his return to Belgium, he joined up with a few artists that were refused by the official Salon des Beaux-Arts (because of their non-figurative work). In 1945, along with Pierre Alechinsky and Pol Bury, Anthoons united himself... Read full biography
At the age of three, Willy Anthoons fled to London with his grandmother and remained there until the end of the war. After the reunion of the Anthoons’ family (his father was held prisoner by the Germans in Holland), they settled in Brussels. Anthoons followed lessons at the Higher Institute for Decorative Arts, with Oscar Jespers, among others. In 1940, he is mobilised, but became gravely ill. The army sent him to the Ardèche in order to recover there. During this period Anthoons began sculpting and painting. After his return to Belgium, he joined up with a few artists that were refused by the official Salon des Beaux-Arts (because of their non-figurative work). In 1945, along with Pierre Alechinsky and Pol Bury, Anthoons united himself with the recently established group La Jeune Peinture Belge (René Lust and Robert Delevoy), which endeavours to promote young avant-garde a... Read full biography
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At the age of three, Willy Anthoons fled to London with his grandmother and remained there until the end of the war. After the reunion of the Anthoons’ family (his father was held prisoner by the Germans in Holland), they settled in Brussels. Anthoons followed lessons at the Higher Institute for Decorative Arts, with Oscar Jespers, among others. In 1940, he is mobilised, but became gravely ill.The army sent him to the Ardèche in order to recover there. During this period Anthoons began sculpting and painting. After his return to Belgium, he joined up with a few artists that were refused by the official Salon des Beaux-Arts (because of their non-figurative work). In 1945, along with Pierre Alechinsky and Pol Bury, Anthoons unit...But wait, there's more...
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