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- Rare black and white etching made and printed by hans van Draanen in-house (for Kees & Emily) in 1962. Signed in pencil and in fairly good condition. Image size 24x20cm (HxW). Loose-leaf
Hendikus ('Hans') Petrus Maria van Draanen (Amsterdam 11 June 1931 – 13 July 1987 Utrecht), goldsmith, draftsman, painter, etcher, sculptor and poet.
-Education: the Institute for Applied Arts in Amsterdam, the later Rietveld Academy.
Hans van Draanen, whose turbulent life is marked by the most diverse events, possessed a perseverance that so often characterizes the artist.
“I stand with both feet on the ground, but with my head between the stars”.
In 2016 the biography of this unique and special artist was published: “Hans van Draanen, painter, graphic artist, sculptor and poet”, written by Maria Smook-Krikke ((ISBN 9789082437102).
-Literature: Scheen 1969-1970, vol. 1, p. 279 ; Scharten 1996 , p. 35.