Paul Snoek (1933-1981) - Het Wintermuseum

Original hand-colored lithograph from 1973 by Belgian writer and visual artist/painter and graphic artist Paul Snoek (1933-1981) on beautifully preserved handmade paper. Good condition of the paper and the artwork! Very colorful and bright.

Lithograph issued in 1973 under the portfolio 'Frankenstein'. Beautiful edition with colorful, surrealist 'screens'. Published in Antwerp, Pink Editions & Productions.

Hand-drawn and numbered in pencil by the artist on 200 copies - loose-leaf (first edition).

Dimensions of the lithograph:
- Paper size (print - without frame): 36 x 27 cm
- Paper: handmade paper
- Signed in pencil
- Numbered in pencil
- Condition of the color print: Excellent condition

EXTRA INFO ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Paul Snoek was the pseudonym of Edmond André Coralie Schietekat (born December 17, 1933 in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium – died October 19, 1981 in Tielt, Belgium). Snoek was a versatile artist: poet, prose writer and visual artist (painter/graphic artist).

From a young age he showed interest in painting and literature. During his student days he came into contact with experimental Dutch and Belgian art and literary circles, including the Cobra movement and the Vlaamse Vijfenvijftigers.

In 1955 he co-founded the avant-garde magazine Gard Sivik, together with fellow experimenters such as Gust Gils and Hugues C. Pernath.

Snoek initially painted in a style that aligned with Cobra, and later re-engaged with the visual arts from around 1972, after which he largely devoted himself to painting. He also experimented with assemblage objects (“Snoekquariums”).

As an artist Snoek stood not only in literature but also in painting between modernism, avant-garde, and personal expression – he created both abstract and figurative works.