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A biographical sketch
by Anneke Kuyper-Strik
Lou Strik was born on December 8, 1921 in Eindhoven as the only child of Piet Strik and Anna Loeven. The members of this Strik ('Snare') family, named after a poacher's ancestor, were temperamental and stubborn people, dark and Hispanic in appearance, farmers and craftsmen. From the Loeven side of the family came teachers and priests, proud and quarrelsome. There was a clairvoyant grandmother and an "esoteric" uncle. Family traits, the influence of the Catholic Church and the earthy paganism of Brabant influenced Strik's character, which would later manifest itself in his prints.
From 1940-1945 Strik took lessons at the Art Academy in Den Bosch.
In 1945 he moved to Amsterdam to study at the Rijksakademie, in drawing, painting and later in the graphic arts, copper and wood engraving.
In 1952 he won the silver medal of the Prix de Rome competition for the copper engraving Pan and Syrinx. He also studied stamp engraving and design, which resulted in the Children's Stamps series and the Admiraal De Ruyter series.
In 1948 Strik married Dine Vollema and they had two children, a son named Peter Jelle and a daughter Maartje. (She became an accomplished painter herself later in life). In 1954 he became a teacher at the Academy in Den Bosch for graphic arts and drawing, until 1969.
He was then appointed to the Art Academy for Teachers in Tilburg until 1978.
In 1978 he returned to the Academy in Den Bosch and taught there until his retirement. Strik was known as a dedicated and passionate teacher, who dealt with his students in a personal and confidential manner.
Until 1980 Strik was an active member of the boards and jury panels of various art associations such as the Grafische, St. Lucas, Binding and especially Arti et Amicitiae in Amsterdam. Arti became his second home, where he met his friends and colleagues. There he organized and participated in many exhibitions.
When Strik retired as a teacher in 1981, he became more involved with the Ex libris Society, often working on commission and his prints traveled all over the world, much appreciated by all collectors. His friend Jan Rhebergen promoted all contacts and exchanges with Eastern European artists. Strik felt at home with them and often traveled to these counties.
In 1970 his first marriage was dissolved and he met his second wife Anneke Kuyper, a colleague with whom he shared all facets of the profession: they exhibited together, both taught at different art academies and both worked on assignments for the Ex libris Genootschap.
In 1993 his son died and this great grief weighed heavily on him
Strik passed away on November 23, 2001, at the age of almost eighty.
Condition
Condition
Good
few visible irregularities.
Shipment
Pick up
The work can be picked up on location. As a buyer you must bring your own packaging materials. The location is: Purmerend, The Netherlands
Shipment
Parcel post
Price
Up to 2 kg.
Within The Netherlands
€7.00
To Belgium
€15.00
To Germany
€15.00
Within EU
€17.50
Worldwide
€20.00
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