Espen Hagen - Screen print, "Beach". - Sold

The striking and expressive style of his work and the way Espen Hagen manages to capture the “character” of his subjects through the combination of various techniques does not go unnoticed. Many exhibitions follow, including in Vancouver, Oslo, Monaco, Croatia, Massachusetts, Cologne, and Trondheim. In Amsterdam alone, exhibitions take place in locations such as the Vondelpark, Galerie Donkersloot, Beurs van Berlage, Het Magazijn, and Hotel Okura, but also in The Hague (Hotel Des Indes), Maastricht, and Naarden (Het Arsenaal). From the mid-1990s onwards, Espen Hagen works closely with his friend Herman Brood. Espen exhibits twice at Café Dante, one of which was together with Brood. In 1997, they exhibit together again, this time at Jan des Bouvrie’s Het Arsenaal in Naarden. Due to their regular joint appearances and the many canvases they produced together, Espen Hagen is often referred to as Herman Brood’s protégé successor. Espen Hagen was the “coming man” in Dutch painting. Thanks to frequent exhibitions both at home and abroad and his regular television appearances, the star of this talented artist was rising rapidly. On April 10, 2008, Espen Greger Hagen passed away as a result of cardiac arrest. Edition size may differ from the photo.