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Beautifully framed work (Acrylic) by Hub Boesten - The harbor from 1993
Hub Boesten was born in 1937 in Heerlen, the Netherlands. He painted his first oil painting at the age of nine and since then he has sketched and painted what fascinates him: people, industrial complexes and landscapes.
Following his father's wishes, however, he did not go to the Art Academy, but studied mining engineering at the Technical University in Delft. He developed his artistic skills as an autodidact. During his mining studies, however, he continued to draw and paint. Received a scholarship to travel to Turkey and Spain. During these years he had several solo exhibitions and participated in judged exhibitions in the Netherlands. He currently works in his studio in Weert and from 1998-2015 mostly in his studio in Torrita di Siena, Tuscany.
His paintings in acrylic and oil technique are painted after direct observation of nature. Usually a sketch is created first, which is then elaborated into a painting. The elaboration is often expressive-realistic, but sometimes not: a subject can be changed or alienated in an abstract way. Boesten does not commit to a particular style, but usually follows the inspiration of the moment. Many of Hub Boesten's paintings are mainly in private collections at home and abroad.