Ger lataster

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Ger Lataster in his studio in 1987

Ger Lataster (born February 16, 1920 in Schaesberg , Landgraaf , † March 19, 2012 in Amsterdam ) was a Dutch painter who lived in Paris and Amsterdam. He is one of the most important representatives of abstract painting after the Second World War .

Life

Ger Lataster was the son of a miner. He studied at the Kunstnijverheidsschool in Maastricht and from 1941 to 1942 and 1946 to 1948 at the Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten in Amsterdam. He was one of the artists of the so-called " Amsterdam Limburgers ", which also included Pieter Defesche , Jef Diederen and Lei Molin . Ger Lataster has lived alternately in Paris and Amsterdam since 1950.

Lataster has been represented by the Paul Facchetti Gallery in Paris since 1960 and his works have been presented in several solo exhibitions. Starting with the opening exhibition of her gallery in November 1963, which was realized in collaboration with Paul Facchetti, Margarete Lauter showed his works in several group exhibitions and in 1987/88 in a solo exhibition.

In 1963 Lataster co-founded the alternative (art) academy '63 (later renamed Atelier '63 ) in Haarlem together with Mari Andriessen , Nic Jonk , Theo Mulder and Wessel Couzijn . (today: De Ateliers , Amsterdam). This institution should support young artists with the help of experienced colleagues.

Ger Lataster's painting in the style of abstract expressionism is characterized by the fact that he combines the most diverse and contradicting elements, techniques and materials. In 1959 he was a participant in documenta 2 in Kassel in the painting department. Lataster is one of the most successful Dutch artists of his generation, his art can be seen in numerous international museums and collections, including the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam.

literature

  • Daniël Lataster (ed.), Alexander van Grevenstein (text): Lataster: schilderijen 1939–1996 . Snoeck-Ducaju, Gent 1998, ISBN 9053492720 .
  • Exhibition catalog for documenta II (1959) in Kassel: II.documenta'59. Art after 1945 . Catalog. Volume 1: Painting ; Volume 2: Sculpture ; Volume 3: Graphic Art ; Text tape. Kassel / Cologne 1959.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Paul Facchetti, Ger Lataster. WorldCat.org, 1960, accessed February 15, 2020 .
  2. ↑ New art gallery in Mannheim | Video | ARD media library. Retrieved February 15, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Ger Lataster, Lauter Gallery, Mannheim, November 27, 1987 to February 27, 1988.
personal data
SURNAME Lataster, Ger
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch painter
DATE OF BIRTH February 16, 1920
PLACE OF BIRTH Schaesberg , Landgraaf, Netherlands
DATE OF DEATH March 19, 2012
Place of death Amsterdam