Frans Joosen - "pending".

Frans J. Joosen was a Dutch painter. He primarily painted figures, nudes, portraits, and landscapes. Joosen studied under Rob Verbunt and Jan Asselbergs. He was a member of the Tilburg Art Friends, founder, and chairman of the "Oosterhout" Art Contact Group until 1972.

Frans Joosen was born on March 29, 1932, in Tilburg. After a career in the navy, he developed an interest in drawing and painting. At an exhibition of contemporary Brabant painters, he saw the work of Nico Molenkamp, ​​Jan Gregoor, and others. As a result, he joined the Tilburg art circle "De Kunstvrienden." Under the guidance of Jan Asselbergs and Rob Verbunt, he practiced portrait and figure drawing during the evenings of this circle. He soon began exhibiting and also became a board member of the Tilburg Art Friends. During this period, he created one of his first abstract works, "Partial War and Peace."
After moving to Oosterhout, Frans Joosen founded the "Oosterhout" Art Contact Group in 1968. In this context, he exhibited at the Capuchin Fathers' seminary, among other places. Around 1980, he co-founded the Association of Oosterhout Visual Artists. He became its first chairman and remained a member. Besides drawing and painting, he also dabbled in printmaking, weaving, and occasionally designed wall decorations and stained-glass windows. The municipality of Oosterhout purchased the painting "Women on the Dike" for its town hall. The scene in this canvas reflects his experiences during the 1953 flood disaster in Zeeland, where he served as a rescue worker.