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Landscape near Reuver, Netherlands.
Herman van der Avoort Sr. (name variant: Herman Hubertus van der Avoort) was born on 23 June 1894 in Reuver (Beesel) and died on 23 March 1976 in Kerkrade.
Herman received artistic training at the Municipal Drawing School in Roermond.
Besides being a (glass) painter, he was also active as a draftsman, pastelist and watercolourist.
As an artist Herman was active in Reuver, Nijmegen, Westerlo (Belgium), Blanklaer-Schaffen (Diest), Hückerwagen, Belcastel-et-Buc, Tegelen and Steyl (Venlo).
Avoort painted peasant genres as well as portraits, figure and Christian religious scenes, village scenes, (winter and river) landscapes, still lifes and interiors.
Herman was a member of In Consten Een in Nijmegen, the Dutch Federation of Professional Associations of Artists, the Federation of Flemish Artists, the Association des Artistes professionels Belgique, the Kunstkring Kyra and the Limburg Artists in Maastricht.