Jan Nieuwenhuijs Painter Cobra Artist

Archive for November, 2008

I paint the way I laugh

The Dutch painter Jan Nieuwenhuijs is probably the most mysterious artist of the European CoBrA movement. He was one of the early active founders of the Dutch ‘Experimentele groep’ that later became part of CoBrA. With this site we try to give some more insight in his work, his life and backgrounds.

Press

Dutch newspaper article about the exhibition in ‘Galerie Nicolas Amsterdam’ 15 december 1972 Dutch newspaper article about the exhibition in ‘Galerie Nicolas Amsterdam’ 1 december 1972 Dutch newspaper article about the exhibition in ‘Galerie Nicolas Amsterdam’ december 1972 Danish newspaper article about the exhibition in ‘Galerie Moderne Silkeborg’ mai 1971 Danish newspaper article about the […]

Publications

Publications

Reflex 1 1948 Reflex 2 1949 Museum journaal januari/februari 1962 serie 7 no 7/8 Cobra 1948/1951 Rotterdam, Boymans Van Beuningen, 1966 Catalog of Galerie Moderne, Silkeborg 1971 Catalog of galerie Nicolas, 1972 (click on the image to download this special handcolored catalog as pdf.) Kijk op schilders Portretten van 50 Nederlandse schilders. Ed Wingen en […]

Photos

Photos

Drawings

Drawings

1980-1986

1980-1986

1970-1979

1970-1979

1960-1969

1960-1969

1940-1949

1940-1949

1970 – 1979

1970 – 1979