Jef Van Campen

Jef Van Campen
Born (1934-02-06) 6 February 1934 (age 90)
Antwerp Belgium
NationalityBelgian
Known forPainting

Jef Van Campen (born 6 February 1934) is a Belgian post-impressionistic art painter. He is mostly known for his maritime paintings.

Jef Van Campen is most known for his maritime paintings (impressions of rivers, sea and of ships in the Antwerp harbour). His work also contains portraits and still life.

Personalia

  • Father: Constant Van Campen, art painter, repaired objects of art
  • Mother: Housewife, mother of 5, 2 daughters, 3 sons (Jef was the oldest son)
  • Married Isabelle van Thillo, 4 children, 3 girls and a boy

Biography

  • Born 6 February 1934 in Antwerp
  • At the age of 13, accepted to the eveningclasses of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp
  • Completed secondary school at two colleges, St-Louis and St-Norbert in Antwerp
  • Attended the famous Artistic Crafts School in the Londenstraat in Antwerp
  • Completed military service
  • Attended at the Academies of Berchem and Schoten
  • Professional art painter since 1990.
  • Working and living in Antwerp

Recognitions

See also

Dutch wiki Article about Jef Van Campen

References

[1] [2] [3]

  1. ^ http://www.galerienoradeklein.nl/jefvancampen.html[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 October 2008. Retrieved 13 September 2009.{cite web}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Jef van Campen: Artist".

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