antonius van der pas (1920 - 2008)
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.
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.
