Willem Van Genk
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 19 years ago |
Date of birth | April 2,1927 |
Zodiac sign | Aries |
Born | Voorburg |
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Date of died | May 12,2005 |
Died | The Hague |
Netherlands | |
Job | Painter |
Education | Royal Academy of Art |
Books | Een Getekende Wereld ; [this Edition Goes with the Retrospective Exhibition "Willem Van Genk: a Marked Man and His World"] |
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ID | 1410094 |
Willem Van Genk Life story
Willem van Genk was a Dutch painter and graphic artist, celebrated as one of the leading masters of Outsider Art. Throughout his life he lived with severe mental distress, experiencing symptoms related to autism and schizophrenia.