Leo Glans
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| Born | Leo Hendriques Hugo Glans 11 April 1911 |
| Died | 9 October 1980(aged 69) |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Occupation | painter |
Leo Hendriques Hugo Glans(11 April 1911 inParamaribo– 9 October 1980 inWassenaar) was aSurinamesepainter. He was the first Surinamese to study at theRijksakademie.[1]
In 1927, Glans opened theVan Goghstudio. There was no proper education for art painting in Suriname and therefore he applied for a scholarship, and in 1929 leaves forAmsterdam.[1]During 1929 and 1930, Glans spent his Saturdays inNatura Artis Magistradrawing animals.[2]Between 1936 and 1938, Glans starts to explore many modernist movements likecubismandexpressionism.Manystill lifesare painted during that period as well.[1]Around 1940, Glans becomes blind, because ofleprosy.[1]In 1946, Glans married, moved toWassenaarwere they started an art collection.
Bibliography
[edit]- C.H. de Jonge-VerduinLicht en duisternis; De Surinaamse schilder Leo Glans (1911-1980).Amsterdam: KIT, 2005.
References
[edit]- ^abcd"Biographical sketch".Leo Glans via Archive.org(in Dutch). Archived fromthe originalon 24 July 2011.Retrieved5 June2020.
- ^"Ontdek aquarellist, pastellist, schilder Leo Glans".RKD – Dutch Institute for Art History(in Dutch).Retrieved5 June2020.
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