Jos van den Berg - Cagnes sur mer

Very nice work by Jos van den Berg (1905-1978), in a frame made by the artist himself.

Jos van den Berg made trips abroad to the town of Cagnes sur Mer in the south of France in the spring of 1954 and in the autumn 55, 56, 58 (source RKD). This work was completed during this period.

Provenance: including auction house AAG in Amsterdam
Jos (Josua Michiel) van den Berg was born on August 10, 1905 in Den Helder and died on November 14, 1978 in The Hague. As a Lilliputian, Jos was a striking figure in the Hague artists' world of the sixties. Jos was always called Josje by his friends from Posthoorn. Worked and lived in The Hague from 1944 and his studio was located at Sumatrastraat number 40. Education: Free Academy in Paris, Academy of Visual Arts in Rotterdam (1919 -23) and the Royal Academy of Visual Arts in The Hague (1929 -35). Was a student of Joop Kropff, among others. In 1964, a design by Josje appeared on a stamp from the PTT summer stamp series (12+9 ct). Member of Pulchri Studio and the Posthoorngroep. Received the Jacob Hartog Prize in 1956. Work includes in the Hague Municipal Museum, Museum for Communication (Postmuseum) in The Hague and in the National Collection.