Pieter Holstein (Enschede 1934) - o vluchtige, o onbestemde, o tyrannieke

Artist: Pieter Holstein (1934 - )
Medium: collage of paper, watercolor, and ink.
Dating: 1963
Numbered
Signed: with ink in the right middle.
In good condition
A fleeting, uncertain, tyrannical
Frame size: 29 x 19.5 cm / with mat opening 50 x 35 cm.




Pieter HOLSTEIN (Enschede 1934)

Painter, graphic artist, sculptor, photographer

Training

Holstein attended the Cooper Union School of Art in New York from 1954 to 1957.

After his education, Holstien worked at a graphic studio in Paris. Later, he lived and worked alternately in Amsterdam, Finsterwolde (Groningen), New York, and France.

Holstein is known for his colored etchings. He also created artist books and drawings for the weekly magazine Vrij Nederland. Holstein makes figurative images of interiors, landscapes, symbols, and letter signs. His etchings sometimes have an absurdist tone and contain ironic commentary on art and perception. Since 1978, Holstein has also been painting, mostly dreamlike landscapes. In recent years, he has shifted more towards the aboriginal style with faces and masks. He taught at the Academy of Visual Arts and Design in Den Bosch and at the Academy of Art and Industry in Enschede. Until 1985, he was a chief lecturer in 'free graphics' at the Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten.

Exhibitions and prices

Holstein has exhibited both domestically and internationally. In 1992, Holstein received the Sandbergprijs. In 1999, there was a major exhibition of his work at the Rietveldpaviljoen of Museum de Zonnehof in Amersfoort.