Frans Schuursma - Mixed media, from the Terraces series.

Frans Schuursma, born in 1938 in Amsterdam. Educated at the Art Academy in Tilburg and the Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp. Lives and works in Paris. "I was 13 years old and stood in front of the Stedelijk, the museum of modern art in Amsterdam. On an impulse, I went inside. The impressive halls, the many visitors wandering around—I was completely blown away. Suddenly, I stood before a yellow landscape, and I will never forget that light. On the accompanying plaque, the name of a painter unknown to me: Karl Schmidt-Rotluff. That day it became clear to me, yellow and clear. I wanted to become a painter and paint like him. There was no longer any doubt about it. The German expressionist Schmidt-Rotluff, declared decadent by the Nazis, saved my life." Frans Schuursma's paintings feel very French. He has lived and worked on his ship on the Seine in Paris since 1969. Hence the connection. The collaboration with this artist of life dates back to September 1996. In Paris, his regular haunt was Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, one of the oldest galleries in France. The curator of the Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris is an avid collector of his paintings. The work will be delivered to your home in consultation with you.