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Gouache/colour lithograph edition: 28 of 45 perfect copy in neat frame
Education: Jef Diederen was educated at the Secondary School of Applied Arts in Maastricht. He continued his education at the Rijksakademie voor de Beeldende Kunsten in Amsterdam. Amsterdam
Jef Diederen was one of the so-called 'Limburg Amsterdammers'. In 1948 Diederen took part in the group exhibition Amsterdam painters van Nu and had his first solo exhibition in 1957. Until 1955 he mostly painted landscape gouaches and drawings. Many works are based on the realistic landscapes from his native region of South Limburg. Later Jef Diederen developed more in an abstract direction, but landscapes remained a great inspiration for him. The art of Jef Diederen is lyrical-abstract with a friendly and soft appearance, but does have strong colours. As an idiosyncratic artist, Diederen has never sought permanent affiliation with groups or movements. His oil paintings often had idiosyncratic dimensions and therefore striking. Diederen also made combinations of canvases of various sizes. In addition to his many paintings and works on paper, he also carried out various commissions for wall paintings and stained glass windows. Subjects such as terror and war violence have always had a major influence on the work of Jef Diederen. The Second World War and the persecution of Jews, the war in Vietnam, the oppression of Palestinians and Indians, were therefore successively reflected in his work. In between, Diederen was also constantly inspired by nature, architecture, dance and music, resulting in many new colorful works.
Exhibitions and awards: Livingstone gallery, The HagueGallery 9, AmsterdamGalerie Willy Schoots, Eindhoven