Armando (1929-2018) - Benen
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Armando (Herman Dirk van Dodeweerd), Benen, 2017, plate-signed engraving, in excellent condition, 61 by 53 cm, Netherlands, abstract, limited edition 10/30, 2010–2020 period.
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A body dissolves into the darkest nothingness, it trembles, it fades away...
Herman Dirk van Dodeweerd, known as Armando, was born in Amsterdam (the Netherlands) in 1929, and as a child moved to the city of Amersfoort. This fact proved crucial in Armando's life, for there the Nazis built a 'transitional' camp before sending prisoners to the concentration and extermination camps. Therefore, in adolescence, he witnessed the cruelty of the Nazi guards and the terrible suffering of their victims.
After liberation in 1945, he studied Art History at the University of Amsterdam, where he absorbed the influence of the CoBrA group, of Jean Dubuffet and of Jean Fautrier, which led him to a deeply personal way of expressing the horror that had remained imbued in his being years earlier.
His first solo exhibition was in 1954 and in 1958 he was one of the founders of the Nederlandse Informele Groep (Informelen).
After a long and productive career he died in Potsdam (Germany) in 2018, but his art will always continue as a manifestation of what must not happen again.
A body dissolves into the darkest nothingness, it trembles, it fades away...
Herman Dirk van Dodeweerd, known as Armando, was born in Amsterdam (the Netherlands) in 1929, and as a child moved to the city of Amersfoort. This fact proved crucial in Armando's life, for there the Nazis built a 'transitional' camp before sending prisoners to the concentration and extermination camps. Therefore, in adolescence, he witnessed the cruelty of the Nazi guards and the terrible suffering of their victims.
After liberation in 1945, he studied Art History at the University of Amsterdam, where he absorbed the influence of the CoBrA group, of Jean Dubuffet and of Jean Fautrier, which led him to a deeply personal way of expressing the horror that had remained imbued in his being years earlier.
His first solo exhibition was in 1954 and in 1958 he was one of the founders of the Nederlandse Informele Groep (Informelen).
After a long and productive career he died in Potsdam (Germany) in 2018, but his art will always continue as a manifestation of what must not happen again.
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Edition
Limited edition
Edition number
10/30
Artist
Armando (1929-2018)
Title of artwork
Benen
Technique
Engraving
Signature
Plate signed
Country of origin
Netherlands
Year
2017
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
61 cm
Width
53 cm
Style
Abstract
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Period
2010-2020
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