Roger Raveel
Illustration — Colored poles on the Grote Markt, Haarlem by Roger Raveel, 2004 Roger Henri Kamiel, Knight Raveel (15 July 1921 – 30 January 2013) was a Belgian painter, whose work is often associated with pop art because of its depiction of everyday objects. Raveel's style evolved throughout his career, from abstract to figurative. Raveel was born in Machelen-aan-de-Leie, Belgium, and trained in the academies of Ghent and Deinze.
Roger Raveel
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- Born
- 1921. · Machelen.
- Died
- 2013. · Deinze.
- Nationality
- Belgium.
- Fields
- painting.
- Honours
- Knight of the Order of the Crown, Joost van den Vondel Prize and Gouden Penning.
- Languages
- Dutch.
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Illustration — Colored poles on the Grote Markt, Haarlem by Roger Raveel, 2004 Roger Henri Kamiel, Knight Raveel (15 July 1921 – 30 January 2013) was a Belgian painter, whose work is often associated with pop art because of its depiction of everyday objects. Raveel's style evolved throughout his career, from abstract to figurative. Raveel was born in Machelen-aan-de-Leie, Belgium, and trained in the academies of Ghent and Deinze.
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After 1952 he began to use large white spaces. A central theme in his work was the opposition of fiction and reality. In 1976 he created a large wall painting in the Brussels metro station Mérode. Raveel died on 30 January 2013 in Deinze, at the age of 91. On 15 July 2016, Google Doodle commemorated his 95th birthday.
The recorded working language is Dutch. The field of work recorded is painting. Places of work recorded in the authority are Machelen. Work by Roger Raveel is recorded in the collections of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, ASR art collection, Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, Groeningemuseum and Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst. Distinctions recorded are Knight of the Order of the Crown, Joost van den Vondel Prize and Gouden Penning.
• Illustration — Raveel, Mural 2., 1966, painting on a wall, in the basements of castle Beervelde, Belgium • Illustration — Raveel, Ensor, vive la Sociale?, 1976, mural in the Brussels' Merode metro station • Illustration — Raveel, Hugo Claus monument, 1993, sculpture of stainless steel + poem-line of Hugo Claus, Watou in Belgium
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Roger Raveel is recorded as having received Knight of the Order of the Crown, Joost van den Vondel Prize and Gouden Penning.
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1921
Roger Raveel born at Machelen.
2013
Roger Raveel died at Deinze.
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Roger Raveel received Knight of the Order of the Crown, Joost van den Vondel Prize and Gouden Penning.
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