Frans Manders (1939) - Bloemstilleven

Frans Manders (1939) - Flower Still Life

Oil painting
- Unframed (height x width): 40 cm x 50 cm
- Framed (height x width): 53 cm x 63 cm

Frans Manders was born on January 8, 1939 in Helmond. Frans is self-taught and did not establish himself as an independent artist until 1978. Initially he worked as a graphic designer and illustrator. He pursued training in advertising and publicity at the Academy for Industrial Design in Eindhoven, where he studied under painter Kees Bol, among others. Later he took lessons with illustrator Otto Dicke and painter Dorus van Oorschot. The latter, an artist from Schijndel, was decisive for the direction Manders chose to follow: the tradition of the Barbizon School and the Hague School.

After his studio burned down in 1995, his work changed markedly. His paintings became increasingly colorful and abstract. He frequently worked in Provence (Vaucluse), where his style and color palette developed into a true impressionist. Manders is primarily a (traditionally trained) landscape painter who paints from feeling. He especially garners much appreciation for his Brabant works. He was knighted on his 70th birthday for this.

In the Peter van den Brakencentrum, his recent work is shown. The subjects of the paintings vary from French and Brabantine landscapes (including sunsets) to water lilies, flower still lifes, and harbor scenes. The artist is present every Sunday.