Jan Cornelis Hofman | |
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 Self-Portrait 1929 | |
| Born | April 12, 1889 |
| Died | April 30, 1966 |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Known for | Art Painter |
| Movement | Post-Impressionist |
Jan Cornelis Hofman, alias Jean Hofman, was a Dutch post-impressionist painter, born on April 12, 1889, in Nieuwer-Amstel (the Netherlands), died April 30, 1966, in Schaerbeek - Brussels (Belgium). He began as decorator and painter of porcelains in Delft (Netherlands).
His artistic preferences for Post-Impressionism result in painting Flanders' landscapes, marines, farms' interiors, still lifes and flowers, but very few portraits.
Living in Brussels as from 1913, he was member of the group «L'Effort» and is mainly considered as Belgian artist...