Frans Minnaert - origineel werk op papier - Sold

'seated woman' Original work on paper, in charcoal. Hand signed with a message, also in charcoal.
Frans Minnaert was born on December 4, 1929 in Idegem, near Geraardsbergen. As a visual artist, he took classes at the Municipal Academy of Aalst and the Académie Royale des Beaux Arts in Brussels, among others. Inquisitive and always looking for new experiences, Frans Minnaert undertook study trips to Yugoslavia, South Africa and Japan in the 1960s and 1970s, where he also exhibited repeatedly. He was founder teacher and director (1970-1995) of the Academy of Visual Arts of Community Education in Anderlecht. During his administration, the academy grew into a school of renown across the country. In the 1970s, Minnaert was a laureate of the Kortenberg Drawing Prize, the Young Artists Prize at the Basel International Art Fair (Switzerland) and the Graphic Prize of Diano Marina (Italy). In 1974 he was selected for the Venice Biennale with the polyptych “Genesis”. Frans Minnaert's life as an artist was a constant journey, a search for his own truth. The landscapes in which he lived and the people he met were his familiar themes. Although his way of interpreting has evolved, it is striking that his latest works still connect with and build on his earlier oeuvre. Until the end of his life, Frans Minnaert painted in an inalienably personal and recognizable way. Frans Minnaert's oeuvre can be found in numerous museums and collections, both nationally and internationally. Frans Minnaert died on January 18, 2011.