Antonius van der Pas (1920 - 2008)
1920-09-24Angermund, Germany2008-01-15Germany
Antonius van der Pas
Antonius van der Pas was a German artist of Dutch origin.
Antonius van der Pas was trained as a commercial artist and worked, amongst other things, in the print shop of the Düsseldorf Henkel Company. After the Second World War he entered the Academy of Fine Arts in Düsseldorf where he studied with Wilhelm Schmurr, Werner Heuser and Otto Coester.
In 1949 Antonius van der Paz went to Paris to study, where he met Georges Braque, Pierre Bonnard and Pablo Picasso, influential artists of the time. In 1950 he went to Spain to study, and from 1952-1953 he spent a long time in Granada.
In the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s he travelled extensively around the world, taking part in numerous exhibitions.
Date and place of birt: | 24 september 1920, Angermund, Germany |
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Date and place of death: | 15 january 2008 |
Nationality: | Germany |
Period of activity: | XX, XXI century |
Specialization: | Artist, Painter |
Genre: | Cityscape, Landscape painting, Portrait, Still life |
Art style: | Expressionism, Post War Art, Contemporary art |