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Nancy van Overveldt

Nancy van Overveldt, née Nancy Wilhelmina Scheffer (Den Haag, 2 februari 1930 - Lelystad, 6 juni 2015) was een Nederlands-Mexicaanse kunstschilder. Zij werkte in Mexico tussen 1952 en 1976. Daar sloot zij zich aan bij een groep kunstenaars die expressionistische, surrealistische en abstracte kunst maakten en die modernistas solitarios genoemd worden, waaronder Mathias Goeritz, Pedro Friedeberg en Angela Gurría.

Also recorded as Nancy Scheffer · Nancy Scheffer-van Overveldt · Nancy Wilhelmina van Overveldt

Nancy van Overveldt

Born
1930 · The Hague.
Died
2015 · Lelystad.
Nationality
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Occupation
painter
Education
Royal Academy of Art

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  1. 01Biography
  2. 02Writing and publications
  3. 03Visual art and other activities
  4. 04Notes, references and evidence

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