Anton Heyboer (1924-2005) - De Oude Dag

Very large format

80 x 107 centimeters

100% Original !

Purchased by me
From a renowned
art enthusiast and dealer from
The Netherlands (Groningen )


The canvas has been rolled up
stored today
and some wrinkles see photos

When the work
will be stretched in a frame by
a professional , it will be perfect

Some information about the artist :

Anton Heyboer (1924-2005) was a Dutch
painter and etcher. The artist was born in Indonesia but five months later the family moved to the Netherlands. They lived successively in Haarlem, Delft, Voorburg, Curacao and New York. Just before the outbreak of World War II the family moved back to Haarlem. In 1943 the artist was arrested by the Germans and was put to work in Prenzlau camp. He managed to escape and fled traumatized to the Netherlands where he hid in Vinkeveen.

After the war Heyboer settled in Borger to live, not long after traveling with fellow artist Jan Kagie around Spain and France. Back in the Netherlands and after two marriages, the artist bought a piece of land with a cow barn that he expanded over time with various buildings. He initially lived with three women in a commune and later with five.

For Heyboer etching was mainly a therapeutic activity that helped him stay out of psychiatric care; ‘a form of therapy for when you don’t know what to do anymore’. In the late seventies Heyboer opened his own gallery and flooded the market with colorful depictions of people, animals and boats. From all over the country collectors and day-trippers visited the gallery of ‘the Robin Hood of art’, where you could buy a real Heyboer for as little as 100 guilders. In 1984 Heyboer cut ties with his gallery and the art world to work in seclusion. On April 9, 2005 the artist passed away.

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