Anton Heyboer (1924-2005) - De 5 Bruiden

The 5 Brides

Purchased by me
From a renowned
art lover and dealer from
the Netherlands (Groningen)

Very large format

80 x 107 centimeters

100% Original!

Canvas has been rolled
stored today
slight wrinkles as in photos

It has also been in a frame before
small holes at the sides were noted

When the work is 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, Curaçao 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 the 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 so as not long after to travel 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 shed that he gradually expanded 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 kept him out of psychiatric care; ‘a form of therapy for when you really don’t know what to do anymore.’ In the late 1970s Heyboer opened his own gallery and flooded the market with colorful depictions of people, animals and boats. Collectors and day-trippers from all over the country visited the gallery of ‘the Robin Hood of art,’ where you could buy an authentic Heyboer for as little as 100 guilders. In 1984 Heyboer cut ties with his gallery and the art world to continue working in isolation. The artist passed away on April 9, 2005.

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