Louis van Lint
Louis van Lint (born December 25, 1909 in Sint-Joost-ten-Node ( Brussels ), Belgium , † December 27, 1986 in Brussels) was a Belgian painter .
Louis van Lint was an important representative of modern art and abstract painting in Belgium after the Second World War with international recognition.
He studied at the Académies des Beaux-arts de Bruxelles in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode (Brussels).
van Lint was one of the founders of the artist group “ Le Route Libre ” in 1939, together with Anne Bonnet and Gaston Bertrand , and in 1941 of the group “ Apport ”. In the same year he had his first solo exhibition in the “ Paleis voor Schone Kunsten ” in Brussels. In 1945 Louis van Lint co-founded the association “ La Jeune Peinture Belge ” (or: “ Jonge Belgische Schilderkunst ”), together with the artists Jan Cox , Gaston Bertrand, Anne Bonnet, Marc Mendelson , James Ensor and others.
The early work of Louis van Lint is still characterized by an expressionist style . He later developed his painting from a “realistic expressionism” (during the Second World War ) to complete abstraction (under the influence of Jean Bazaine ) from 1948 onwards.
From 1949 van Lint was in contact with artists from the COBRA group and exhibited with them in 1951 in Liège . In 1948 he represented Belgium at the Venice Biennale , and in 1959 he took part in documenta II in Kassel .
Current exhibitions
- 2003 Louis Van Lint: Rétrospective , Musée d´Ixelles / Museum van Elsene, Brussels
Web links
- Exhibition directory and bibliography on Louis van Lint
- Examples of his work (1)
- Examples of his work (2)
- Materials by and about Louis van Lint in the documenta archive
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lint, Louis van |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 25, 1909 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sint-Joost-ten-Node ( Brussels ), Belgium |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 27, 1986 |
| Place of death | Brussels , Belgium |