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!

The canvas has been rolled up stored today; few wrinkles as seen in the photos

It has also previously been in a frame, the little holes at the sides were mentioned

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 put to work in the Prenzlau camp. He managed to escape and fled in trauma to the Netherlands where he went into hiding in Vinkeveen.

After the war Heyboer settled in Borger to live, not long afterward 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 shed 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 primarily 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 visitors came to the gallery of ‘the Robin Hood of art’, where you could buy a real Heyboer for 100 guilders.

In 1984 Heyboer cut ties with his gallery and the art world to work in isolation.

On April 9, 2005, the artist passed away.

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