Frits Vanen
Frits Johan Vanèn (born 7 April 1933 in Amersfoort) is a Dutch painter and sculptor. Vanèn uses universal, geometric symbols in his artworks like squares, cubes, circles. From the elements, he visualizes water and light topics.
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Frits Vanen

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- 1933 · Amersfoort.
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- Kingdom of the Netherlands
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- sculptor · graphic artist · painter · draftsperson · collagist · muralist
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Frits Johan Vanèn (born 7 April 1933 in Amersfoort) is a Dutch painter and sculptor. Vanèn uses universal, geometric symbols in his artworks like squares, cubes, circles. From the elements, he visualizes water and light topics.
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• 1969 5 years Dutch Sculpture, Centraal Museum Utrecht. • 1989 International Steel Sculpture Workshop and Symposium, Dunaújváros, Hungary • 1990 The obvious, an object of observation. Municipal Museum Roermond, Dutch Sculpt. Assoc. • 1993 Striking Sculptures, Groeneveld /Baarn • 1994 Space for Sculptures, Doesburg/Utrecht • 1994 Radius of Action in Dialogue, Daelenbroek/ Herkenbosch. • 1996 Drechtoevers Sculpture Park, Zwijndrecht • 1996 Multiples, Beerenburght Gallery, Eck en Wiel. • 1996 4th International Biennial of Sculptural Drawings, Vigadó Gallery, Budapest • 1997 Small- Sculpture, Townhall and gardens of Middenbeemster. • 1997 The Masters of Drawing and Graphic Arts, 1997 4th International Biennial, Györ Hungary. • 1997 10th jubilee of The 4th Dimension Gallery Plasmolen
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Frits Vanen is recorded with the occupation graphic artist. Recorded as sculptor, graphic artist, painter, draftsperson and collagist.
Blits, kunstwerk van Frits Vanèn, staal, 1970, op Het Breed in Amsterdam
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"Cube Construction" Brediusweg Bussum. RVS. Kunstenaar Frits Vanèn.
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1933
Frits Vanen was born on 7 April 1933.
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