Eugène Brands
Illustration — Portrait of Eugène Brands, 1952 Eugène Brands (January 15, 1913 - January 15, 2002 in Amsterdam) was a Dutch painter, an early member of the COBRA avant-garde art movement. In 1946, Eugène Brands participated in the group exhibition "Young Painters" in the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, where a whole room was filled with his work. In 1948 he joined the Experimental Group Holland, and in November 1949 he showcased his artwork in the "International exhibition of experimental art".
Also recorded as Eugenius Antonius Maria Brands · Eugene Brands · E.A.M. Brands
Eugène Brands

Anoniem · Twintig jaar geleden werd de eerste gramofoonplaat „gelegd" voor een kostbare verzameling. "Algemeen Handelsblad". Amsterdam, 19-04-1952. Geraadpleegd op Delpher op 08-03-2023 · Public domain
- Born
- 1913 · Amsterdam.
- Died
- 2002 · Amsterdam.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Occupation
- painter · sculptor · photographer · draftsperson · poet · writer · artist
- Fields
- COBRA
- Education
- Rijksschool voor Kunstnijverheid Amsterdam
- Languages
- Dutch
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Illustration — Portrait of Eugène Brands, 1952 Eugène Brands (January 15, 1913 - January 15, 2002 in Amsterdam) was a Dutch painter, an early member of the COBRA avant-garde art movement. In 1946, Eugène Brands participated in the group exhibition "Young Painters" in the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, where a whole room was filled with his work. In 1948 he joined the Experimental Group Holland, and in November 1949 he showcased his artwork in the "International exhibition of experimental art".
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Born at Amsterdam in 1913, died in Amsterdam in 2002.
Eugène Brands studied at Rijksschool voor Kunstnijverheid Amsterdam. The recorded working language is Dutch. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are COBRA. Work by Eugène Brands is recorded in the collections of ASR art collection, Dordrechts Museum, Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam and Groninger Museum.

Portret van Eugène Brands met sculptuur/masker op tafel, 1952. Het masker is in de bron aangeduid als authentieke "Bajakamasker" (*) met neergeslagen ogen, waardoor "het masker een uitdrukking krijgt van een mediterend Boeddha-beeldje. De wijde rieten kraag geeft het zelfs iets gemoedelijks..."
Anoniem · Twintig jaar geleden werd de eerste gramofoonplaat „gelegd" voor een kostbare verzameling. "Algemeen Handelsblad". Amsterdam, 19-04-1952. Geraadpleegd op Delpher op 08-03-2023
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