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Style
Initially, Edgar Fernhout painted in a realistic style that was related to the work of his mother, Charley Toorop. During these years, Fernhout made still lifes, portraits and landscapes. After Fernhout had become acquainted with the paintings of Jean René Bazaine and other French artists, his style changed to abstract compositions, in which blue, green and grey tones predominate. The most important element in his painting was light, with which he experimented especially in his landscapes. In 1945, Fernhout designed the Kinderpostzegels (Children's Postage Stamps) that were issued with a surcharge.
In 1956 Edgar Fernhout settled in the studio of Charley Toorop in Bergen. At the beginning of the sixties a series of sea and dune pieces were created here. Fernhout also painted his most important abstract works 'Autumn' (1973) and 'Spring' (1974) in Bergen.