Otto van Rees (1884 - 1957)
1884-04-20Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany1957-05-19Utrecht, The NetherlandsGermany, France, Switzerland, The Netherlands
Otto van Rees
Otto van Rees is an artist, Dutch citizen. He started his career in Paris, where he moved in October 1904. His first grand exhibition of 48 paintings was held in 1908 in Rotterdam at the Oldenzeel gallery. In 1912-1916 the art of Van Rees went through changes. His neo-impressionistic experiments to capture sunlight, depth and perspective in color were of the past. He was concentrating on volume and form. His work evolved from physic cubism to analytic cubism. Otto held the famous exposition of November 1915 at the gallery Tanner in Zürich. This exposition is now seen as the beginning of Dada in Zürich. Many public buildings in Holland: churches, railway station, courthouse, ministry, theatres were embellished by his mural paintings.
Date and place of birt: | 20 april 1884, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany |
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Date and place of death: | 19 may 1957, Utrecht, The Netherlands |
Nationality: | Germany, France, Switzerland, The Netherlands |
Period of activity: | XX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Landscape painter, Painter, Portraitist |
Genre: | Cityscape, Flower still life, Genre art, Landscape painting, Portrait, Still life |
Art style: | Cubism, Impressionism, Dadaism, Fauvism |
Technique: | Charcoal, Collage, Oil, Oil on canvas, Pastel |