Rien Poortvliet

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Rien Poortvliet, 1978

Marinus Harm "Rien" Poortvliet (born August 7, 1932 in Schiedam , † September 15, 1995 in Soest ) was a Dutch painter and draftsman . He is considered one of the world's best painters of animals and hunting scenes and was the most famous painter in the Netherlands in the last decades of the 20th century . In addition to hunting scenes, his subjects were landscapes and domestic animals as well as everyday situations.

Rien Poortvliet was the son of Zacharias Poortvliet and the eldest of four brothers. His father was a plasterer and later an office worker.

His talent for drawing showed at a young age. His devout Protestant parents, however, did not want him to go to an art academy , so after finishing school he started at an advertising agency .

Poortvliet then began to illustrate some books, and later to write some himself, which were dominated by his drawings, to which he added brief descriptions and anecdotes. He achieved international fame in 1976 together with co-author Wil Huygen with the book Leven en werken van de Kabouter (1978 in German under the title The big book of the brownies ). The animated series David the Kabauter was developed based on this.

Rien Poortvliet was married to Corrie Bouman and they had two sons.

Works

  • On the hunt ( Jachttekeningen , 1972)
  • And every fox has its burrow ( ... de Vossen lift up , 1973)
  • He was one of us - the life of Jesus of Nazareth ( Hij was een van ons - het leven van Jezus , 1974)
  • In the country From farm work, happy hours and old customs ( Te Hooi en te gras , 1975)
  • The Big Book of the Brownies ( Leven en werken van de Kabouter , 1976, together with Wil Huygen)
  • Horses ( Het brieschend paard , 1978)
  • From moment to moment. This and that from my life ( Van de hak op de tak , 1980, autobiographical)
  • The Secret Book of the Brownies. News from the dwarf people and their message to humanity ( De oproep der Kabouters , 1981, together with Wil Huygen)
  • Three Tiny Little Brownies Books (1981)
  • Meine Arche Noah ( De ark van Noach of Ere wie ere toekomt , 1985)
  • In the footsteps of my fathers ( Langs het tuinpad van mijn vaderen , 1987)
  • The Sandman's Book and the ABC of Sleep ( Het boek van Klaas Vaak en het ABC van de slaap , 1988, together with Wil Huygen)
  • The legacy ( De tresoor van Jacob Jansz , 1991)
  • My dog ​​book ( Braaf , 1992)
  • Change back. About hunters, game and our history ( Aanloop. Over de jacht op wild door de eeuwen heen , 1993)
  • Heinzelmännchens Ferienbuch ( De kabouter die niet met vakantie wil , 1995 / first published in Holland JH Kok BV / Copyright for the German edition (also 1995) Lentz Verlag. (2nd edition))
  • The Wichtel-Uhren book (Kok-Kampen / Rien Poortvliet) (1995 Schwager & Steinlein GmbH Verlag, Fürth / 2nd edition 1996)

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personal data
SURNAME Poortvliet, Rien
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Poortvliet, Marius Harm (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch painter and draftsman
DATE OF BIRTH August 7, 1932
PLACE OF BIRTH Schiedam
DATE OF DEATH September 15, 1995
Place of death Soest